WORD BEARERS: LET YOUR DARK LIGHT SHINE UPON US | Warhammer 40k Lore 

Tonite On Ridiculous Gear: Bricky goes bald with faith, DK becomes a half daemon, Kirioth learns about the truth of Chaos and Shy is just a little Erebus

‘My lord,’ Sergeant Arkus said, saluting. He was carrying his company’s standard. ‘At ease, Arkus,’ Guilliman told the Ultramarine. Arkus’s armour glinted in the sunlight. ‘You’re trying too hard,’ he added. ‘My lord?’ ‘When I arrived last night, your armour was in perfectly respectable condition, as was the plate of the other battle-brothers in your company. I remember these things. This morning, you’ve buffed your plate to the point of insanity.’ ‘My primarch is here,’ Arkus said, offended. ‘A surprise inspection of this post. What else would I do?’ Guilliman got up and faced him. ‘I’m sorry, Arkus. My remark was petty and uncalled for. Your armour code is perfect.’ Arkus nodded, and rested the base of the standard on the ground. ‘My lord,’ he said. ‘I am an Ultramarine. Trying too hard is the entire point of us, isn’t it?’ Guilliman smiled and saluted Arkus.'

id love to see the first time Lorgar hears a guard shout for the god emperor and he's just like FOR THE FUCKING WHAT !!!

I would love Logar to reflect on the literal miracles conjured by the sisters of battle. Like “ I am even more right since Emp’s is literally answering faith now like a god.”

54:11 Having been in a server with shy and interacted with her I can confirm the ominous "shy is typing" is a very real thing

Some fun facts about Blood Ravens: - Planet of the system they recruit from is called Aurelia (Lorgar *Aurelian* ) - Another one is called like Blessed Lady of the Word Bearers: Cyrene - Eliphas of Word Bearers called Blood Ravens brothers, while marines from different legions called each other "cousin" - Word Bearers fought on Kronus during Horus Heresy - Blood Ravens found relics of their chapter there, that were later destroyed by cpt. Davian Thule who found them too be damning and swore silence. - Ravens seek "truth" about their primarch almost fanatically and focus on the emperor more than other chapters. - They are gifted with warp powers - Magnus and Lorgar were both powerful psykers (and afaik Lorgar was mainly into divinitation which is strong side of Blood Ravens psykers) - "Knowledge is power" is quote of Erebus (but also many other characters so it's not that indicating, but it's there) - There is at least one loyal Word Bearer in 40k "The Anchorite" that can manifest psychic powers like light of the Emperor to shitstomp demons - Blood Ravens in DoW II fell mainly to Khorne and Nurgle there was no indication of Tzeentch showing any interest in them - It was hinted that Blood Ravens forgot about their past purposefully Because of that I like to think we might have loyal chapter made of some loyal remnants of Word Bearers like Anchorite

I feel like Lorgar would look at modern 40k, like they said, with acceptance. I can imagine him saying "my God punished me for worshipping him, I turn my back on him, and now you all worship him as I did. Glad to see I was right in the end, but he lost my worship long ago. You can die for your God, and I will kill for mine."

"Just a little..." I would not be surprised if Shy turns the high pitch(chipmunk) dial on their voices next time! (Lasting as long as the "little" joke)

There's a part in some book where some Word Bearers learn that worship of the Emperor has become the standard, and they say "we won!" and start laughing

Shy was already my favourite member of AdRic for her seemingly neverending assortment of memes and having to edit Bricky's and DK's ramblings, but putting NEFFEX in the outro? A+ Shy, A+

40:45 Personally DK, I think Lorgar would either feel a sense of smug satisfaction or keel over from laughing so hard at the irony and hilarity of the situation.

I would LOVE to know what Guilliman is going to say to Lorgar when they inevitably meet again. I imagine Guilliman has quite a lot to say to Lorgar after seeing what the Imperium has turned into during the past 10,000 years.

That the Malefic Tome bearing the birthmarks of those whose skins were used to bind it is worse than "merely" a book bound in human skin, is because it reminds us jaded 40K fans that these skins belonged to a *person.* A fictional person, but a person. A person with thoughts and feelings, hopes and dreams, friends and family and lovers and enemies. They were once like us, alive and aware. Now nothing remains but their tanned and defiled flesh, used to house blasphemies. We recoil at the thought of their birth marks because it eradicates the mental distance we build up between the skin and its origins, and reminds us in a visceral way that someone was _victimized_ to make that tome. That "human skin" is not just an edgier version of animal leather, but a person's desecrated mortal remains. We are horrified by the birthmarks because it reminds us they were _born._

regarding Marduk....he also had to kill his apostle cause his apostle had also a prophecy where he would reach his great goal by killing Mardhuk...so its kinda self defense

Lorgar doesn't feel regret, they actually feel disgusted and find it hilarious that the emperor is a god now. He does find it funny that the emperor is now revealed to be a god,it ironic because now he's a broken god screaming and dying in a hell the exact opposite of what he wanted.

YO! This and "Shy get me out of here" on the bolter episode were the best EFFING endings for an episode. That talented mysterious bisch

57:35 Shy knows what the Curse of Monkey Island is, and that's made her a million times more amazing in my eyes.

I think the reason I’m such an UM fan is cause no matter what topic or faction is up to discussion it always comes back to UM. Hate us cause they ain’t us

I started watching because of Bricky and DK's shenanigans, but at this point, Shy has my adoration.

It would be really interesting for Lorgar and the word bearers to come in contact with Celestine because in a way she is an example that faith in the emperor does conjure miracles.

In the song at the end, I can only here them singing "So tell me Aurelian believe."

The reason the holy beatin' stick is important is it was one of the *first* acts of treachery by the Word Bearers. It's not so much who got beat, but the circumstances around it.

The Purpose of the Burning of Monarchia goes over most people's head. Yes. It was a dress down of Lorgar and his legions efficiency. But the reason why he did that was to teach Lorgar a lesson he was too angered, saddened and shocked to here. "Beware of Gods, for the do not care about you and are capricious and malicious. They would take what you love and burn it for their own amusement. If you wish me to be a god. This is how one would act"! And Lorgar and the legion commits atrocity after atrocity in the dark gods name. Many die because of the amusement of demons. This is the truth Lorgar never wanted to admit. Because he always wanted a god. It didn't matter if it was a benevolent or evil one.

I can’t believe they ended Adeptus Ridiculous without doing an episode about the blood angels.

Kirioth is spot on. Noise Marines are the best unit in 40k. They use death metal to kill people to death in the most metal way possible. Riffs that quite literally melt faces. Power chords that destroy power armour. Blasting ghettos with their Blastmasters. They kill with song, warrior poets all.

I'm reading a story called "The Weaver option" right now you're fighting word bears are getting absolute and massacred! It's glorious.

Funny joke at the end, but none of us would believe that Shy's legs can reach the pedals of a car. She just a little Shy after all.

It's not the Word Bearer's fault; I blame the Eldar

In the battle of calth book they mention that the real nutbags were send to calth on purpose to cull them from the legion. So they at least stayed a bit "normal" even during the heresy.

I really want to see perturabo as a huge obliterator not as big as magnus and mortarion but inbetween those and guilliman in size

That hour flew by and barely noticed, one of your most fun episodes yet. Great work lads and lass.

56:30 DAM!!! Besides this universe, the Ashen circle is Hardcore!!!

Next Patreon goal so that Kirioth becomes a permanent member of the team? This quartet is just so awesome every time.

I know GW wouldn't agree, but I'd love to see a 40k animatic where it's the Word Bearers reinacting the Book of Mormon musical

Kirioth *approaches severed head of Kurze and presses A* "A quick study of the body reveals that the thug is still alive, and merely pretending to be dead."

Honestly I wouldn't mind having Kirioth as a permament co-host. They all 3 have a great dynamic together

I'm surprised Erebus wasn't captured by Trazyn, with all the blame Erebus going on.

Personally out of the current 54 book series of the horus heresy my top 5 are : 1. Praetorian of Dorn 2. Legion 3. Vengeful Spirit 4. Vulkan Lives 5. The Unremembered Empire

I just finished painting my Dark apostles really cool models

So I have not seen this episode yet, but seeing as how it's about the word bearers I assume there will be some fun poked at the Ultramarines, and I just wanted to drop a fun fact, that I just learned about the reason why they have that name. turns out it was not because they wanted them to be singled out as the coolest and best, but it was because of the color they picked for them. the original color they used was called Ultramarinus, yes really, it is named after a lapis lazuli dye color that came from Afghanistan, and was imported to Europe by Italian miners, sometime between the 14th and 15th century. Ultramarinus is Latin for Beyond the Sea. and has sometimes been referred to as Ultramarine blue even before 40k. so there ya go. the Ultramarines are just named after their color. was the fact fun for you too? :) oh they also named a type of tarantula after it. Pamphoboteus Ultramarinus. it's got like purplish fangs. it's pretty nasty

Shy, you had the golden opportunity to make a "in memory of..." statement in the credits, followed by the names of three dead Primarchs. Your editing was superb otherwise, an- what? Alright, I'll leave your house, chill.

The ending is gold

The ending is great... "Shy take out the gun and kill us all" tree gunshots

Erebus is the reason why we collect plastic miniatures and assemble armies out of them to recreate battles set in the war he started!

I would think given the Word Bearers are very much theists, their flagship would be named the _Fedora Tips Less_

Lol I like how shy's outro is the most replayed part XD

17:00 so from what I have understood of that segment, Wordbearers are just the 40k equivalent of Goth Hipsters.

Shy is a precious gretchen cherub and she must be protected at all costs. No matter how much she bites and scratches us.

Shy- Go get that Get away car checked out, that rattle sounds like an internal issue. Can't have you getting caught after Blamming those Heretics

lorgar, sort of the house of the 40k universe

I just want giant obliterator Daemon Primarch Bo

That ending gag was banging

To Bricky: if we're talking about the same theatre, then read Fulgrim, then the novella The Reflection Crack'd.

“I have some reading material for you! Check it out, or I’ll turn you into pages for the next batch of books!” - Some door-to-door Word Bearer

Wasn't expecting the credit. Can't believe Shy called us cuties :3

Jaaaaaaassssss, Ze Bearers of Ze Verd have arrived. And yes for Neffex

I wish that, after you finish a book, you would not spend a full month spoiling it in every episode

Shy continues to keep outshitposting themselves n it’s amazing

I heard the edit.... make the one so many of us holler for but aren't allowed to mention damn it!!!

The 3 mon long outro from shy to a public property song to avoid copyrights.

the endings are getting great i gotta say

Love that ending best part

Bricky should read Lord of the night and learn that Curze soul it's trapped in his crown

Could konrad curze be brought back to life if a chaos God desires it since his vision only showed him that he would die not necessarily stay dead

When Kirioth mentioned the Word Bearers Omnibus man ive been waiting so long for games workshop to rerelease it again like they did with the Iron Warriors one just so i can get my hands on it and read it again

I'm just gonna say one thing and one thing only. Even though Erebus started all of the bad shit, Lorgar still did _EVERYTHING_ wrong.

Best Editor in the business

Shy, we can't get out of your house! You took the keys when you drove away! Come back and let us out! Dangit, now we're gunna have to eat the corpses to not starve... DK's already starting to smell.

I've been meaning to finish my dark apostles for a minute now thanks for the reminder.

This was great, and the end...being the one who makes the credits is a great and terrible power.

Bricky and DK arguing with Kirioth over whether Lorgar was murdering people or not was the best goddamn thing I've ever heard.

I can't say since the HH but I can confirm that Lorgar was slaughtering the innocent when he and Angron attacked ultramar.

"Word Bearers are the strongest CSM faction." Meanwhile, Emperor's Children be laughing and winning tournaments undefeated. xD

TECHNICALLY eribis is the reason but lorgar gets an honorable mention for the Horus heresy.

Whooo this is the one Ive been waiting for

I adore that Logar is a religious character who is driven by a need to know the truth. It’s so common irl but so rare in fiction.

Where’s my Blood Angels and Sanguinious episode?

The ad mech should be “just a little gadget”

Kirioth: Lorgar did nothing wrong.

If Lorgar was actually right he wouldn’t be hiding like a little punk from his blackbird themed brother his “gods” would save him.

OLD SCHOOL NOISE MARINES IS BEST NOISE MARINES

That ending, perfection.

Where were you when Ad Ric was kill?

I really liked the outro it was entertaining.

Sorry guys but I think I have to bow out, I don't read the books or play the game so most of this went straight over my head. I can't follow the references at all and its happened for a few episodes I really wanted to learn more about the word bearers, but all I can remember is accepting ultramarines and complaining about GW instead of authors. You're podcast is great, excellent chemistry and I've spent dozens of hours enjoying it, sometimes on repeat. I'll leave a like and listen to your crime episodes, but I'm a casual and can't keep up with 40k anymore, good luck with it

It's funny this released the same day the pope interrupted my vacation I'm thinking there is a message there

Woah woah woah, tiger wakiki is absolutely not blameless in the Thor movie. Personally I put the blame on both him and Disney.

I thought the mom (Erda?) is the one who cast the Primarchs into the warp?

57:55 To be fair... Same for a certain group living in USA.

By your word 🙌

*me playing Black Mesa while listening to the episode* Shy editing the ending: Subject: Gordon Freeman me: :0

When I started out with WH40k it was the Word Bearers that sealed my fate.

Love the ending song. Good choice Shy!

Can anyone post full quote about "it is our thing to do everything too hard"

I want clone fulgrim vs demon Fulgrim

I stole a word bearers armor now I dunno what to do

Lorgar: Devoted to Chaos. Ruins the universe and betrays the Emperor, all so Lorgar can worship Chaos. Then tries to take over as Warmaster because he thinks Horus isn't devoted enough to Chaos. Also Lorgar: Tries to backstab Horus. Gets his ass put on the ground with ease. Horus places Lorgar's mace in front of Lorgar and tells Lorgar to fight for his beliefs. Then Lorgar refuses, stays on the ground and cries like a bitch so Horus just leaves in disgust. Lorgar then hides in a church on a daemon world for 10,000 years while an angry birdman fatally molests his sons outside it as they cry for daddy to come save them from uncle's bad touch (because claws ripping out your intestines is some bad touch indeed!). At one point Lorgar tries, but being Lorgar that just means he talks big and gets his ass beat. Then and runs away as fast as his little cowardly legs can carry him... TL;DR: Lorgar is a loud mouthed, spineless, hypocrite that talks a big game and carries a small pair. Put him up against any sort of real challenge and his response is always to run away. I hate him, it's fun! He disgusts me! :D

Betrayers a 5/5 karn cringes at religion and argal tal is Boneless "breath in now breath out, hands up now hands down back up back up tell me whatcha gonna do now" the nails are singing brother!

WHAT A TWIST

Wha.. KIRIOTH!? b-but.. but this isn't a tank episode... *how.*