40K LORE: MILITARUM AUXILIA: FELINIDS The Astra Militarum, the Imperial Guard, are made up of many exceptional regiments, but also there are strange and interesting formations drawn up from abhuman strains. Dubbed human, but not as equal as baseline home sapiens, they are organised and lead by the Militarum Auxilia. Contains a self written story. NOTE: Alas, there was not a heck of a lot of art for this topic, so I made do with what was available. PATREON LINK: www.patreon.com/join/3510517 Other channels from the same creator LIVING MYTHOLOGY PRIMORDIAL GODS - THE GENESIS OF THE GREEK GODS: ruclips.net/video/VFGteZZjBWk/видео.html THE TITANS - GREEK GODS BEFORE THE OLYMPIANS:ruclips.net/video/MpdcsMDRM7Y/видео.html YOUNG ZEUS - REBELLION AGAINST CHRONOS: ruclips.net/video/QwycANUVCOs/видео.html THE TITANOMACHY: FIRST GODWAR: ruclips.net/video/Quhvk0WkTOM/видео.html THE TITANOMACHY ACT 2: THE OLYMPIANS STRIKE BACK: ruclips.net/video/PIUzeL_M6mE/видео.html THE TITANOMACHY ACT 3 - THE FALL OF A TYRANT: ruclips.net/video/VrUTCXREK8c/видео.html THE GIGANTOMACHY: ruclips.net/video/VaMyfDalP88/видео.html TYPHON: ruclips.net/video/Y8Ynyz9_80c/видео.html THE PRIMORDIALS: ruclips.net/video/VFGteZZjBWk/видео.html THE TITANS: ruclips.net/video/MpdcsMDRM7Y/видео.html LIVING MYTHOLOGY: ruclips.net/channel/UCdR3Ms08oSCzih6p0FsDRcg YOUNG ZEUS: ruclips.net/video/QwycANUVCOs/видео.html GK NATURAL HISTORY: THE TENDAGURU DINOSAURS: ruclips.net/video/t7ap_mWkTAk/видео.html OSTRITCH DINOSAURS: ruclips.net/video/a0TztD9OFvo/видео.html FISH HUNTING DINOSAURS: ruclips.net/video/__PKoHk1PR8/видео.html THE WAR UNDER THE WAVES: ruclips.net/video/y5a-a5E1mhI/видео.html VAMPIRE BATS! studio.ruclips.net/user/videoBWIF2klOoGo/edit ruclips.net/channel/UCOmrRUjHAw93gcWG6r9WoGg All opinions are my own and have no connection to Games Workshop in any way whatsoever. I hope you have a glorious day. :) Your faithful servant Baldermort
Abhumans are my favorite 40k Humans (Kin included). If GW took a Year off from making new Space Marines, and went whole hog into all the Auxiliaries within the Factions, they could probably accomplish three big things. 1. Allow for even greater diversity of forces even amongst same Army Players 2. Get a pile of the Playerbase off their back about said Auxiliaries (and if they make some amazing sculpts, their longevity would be assured, allowingbthem to go back to neglecting them for some time) 3. Make a ton of Cash.
This is an amusing coincidence. I was messing around with the fans on my micro-channel (compared to you sir Baldemort) - creating cat-girl, fox-girl and cow-girl guard regiments ideas. Just being a bit silly for the sake of being silly. And not long after me fooling around - you sir - post this video. I am happy that by some cosmic coincidence we shared a brain cell for at least a moment. Cheers sir. And keep making the Emperor proud!
It's highly classified, but Felinids cause a strange warp phenomenon. Rodent populations mysteriously drop wherever they are assigned. Even stranger: these troop's rations are consumed at a slower rate than other units.
The imperium of man truly is full of wonders. Ghosts in power armour, wolfs riding wolfs and cats who caught and mastered the laser. And fighting fungi no less
You would think the Space wolves would hate them but the wolves respect those that would bop them and hiss for kill stealing or just generally getting to close to them..
@@Gibson7Clans Really depends on the cats and dogs. Just like people. Before our pups passed one had the cats constantly love bully him. Always wanting to cuddle and rub against him. Where as the other was politely ignored.
@@deltatea3192 I think generally it has to do with socialization of the pets than anything else. Kittens and puppies raised around the other rarely have issues, it's when you have a pet without that socialization introduced to a new pet that that issue tends to begin
@@ashtonshephard3852 Stray cat near me just doesn't give a fk. They plants Themselves right in the middle of the Sidewalk. basking in the sun. People thankfully walk around him, some may pet, but a dog walker comes by and.... the cat ignores them too lol. Sure the Dog is like all over the cats personal space. sniffing all over but at best all the cat gives in an annoyed tail flick before the walker tugs on the dogs leash lol.
I always appreciate you treat even the most ridiculous elements of the setting with the same seriousness and care as the rest. The setting can be goofy, but the fact it does so with a straight face is one of the reasons it's so fun.
I think the silliness takes the edge off. But aye, no matter how ludicrous I always try to take it semi seriously b Apart from Kronan. But even then, it may be put comedically but it’s deadly serious when it comes down to it. :)
@@Baldermort kronan is amazing, the stories amplify the funny parts of grimdark in the best way, on par with mike brooks ork novels. imagine my amazement when i found hours more of well told ork shenanigans after finishing da big dakka and being sad about the lack of stories from an ork perspective.
@@Baldermort Hey great video and channel. I just want to suggest not having any background music after the intro or even not have it at all. Your videos are pretty information-dense lore videos and I just want to focus on learning the lore instead of needing to filter out the background music that doesn't add anything really useful and is a bit of a distraction and can be sometimes too loud. I'm also a little neurodivergent and too much audio can be a little overstimulating. Plus it would be one thing less that you would need to do when making vidoes. Thank you for your consideration.
The Felinids are just as serious an addition to 40k as the Ratlings and Ogryns and even the Leagues of Votann. What would truly be silly would be to assume the human genome wouldn't adapt to the vastly different conditions of life across the galaxy. Humanity irl is silly for fearing other humans who simply have a different skin color. It is the ideas behind the exterior of a human which makes them who they are.
im happy the Felinid Auxilla corp is actually a very competent and professional fighting force. they complement the 2 other auxillia forces well, with them being swift, stealthy and deadly where the Ogryns are overwhelmingly powerful, nigh invulnerable and loyal and the Ratlings are accurate, jovial, charismatic and morale raising fellows.
I find it hillarious how Ratlings and Ogren are openly despised by most commissars for no reason. But just a lil exposure to these felanids makes the commissar gradually like them like he’s a rat infected with super toxoplasmosis
ratlings are cowards and thieves. Ogryn are stupid but incredibly tough and loyal. Commissars actually like Ogryn Boneheads since they make incredibly effective bodyguards
Ratlings are nigh pathological petty criminals with as close to zero respect for authority as they can get away with in any scenario, so that one makes sense. Ogryn are a... different challenge. Ogryn are what separates good Comissairs from bad ones. A bad Comissair hits a brick wall with Ogryn, because you kinda can't intimidate them to get what you want; there's only so scary you can make yourself before they lash out to solve the problem you present, you can't just shoot them with anything less than a bolter, and half the time they aren't refusing orders out of traditional disobedience, but from confusion. A good Comissair takes the time to actually learn what motivates them, and is one that has a much more patient and goal oriented approach, that finds the best guardsman a comissair could ask for in them.
Ogren aren’t TO bad, but their child like minds, I would imagine, make communicating battlefield strategies that much harder. Ogren are handled differently than guardsmen, a good commissar knows how to work each requirement of soldiers. Penal colony, imperium agents, sisters of battle, Ogren, psyker, etc require that much more care. These soldiers were more “we are here to work” and did 90% the job for less pay. I mean, this sounds like the death korp of Krieg met an inspiration perk.
I can’t believe you chose these as a topic. I literally ordered a squad of Catfolk from Artel miniatures for my daughter. I’m slowly building up an Abhuman army, the Ratlings from Victoria miniatures will be next
Warhammer's Felinids are like Battletech's Canopus cat-girls: Everyone seems to know they exist, but there's very little actual info aside from a short article and a few images.
Partly because that topic has been covered so extensively in various other forms of pop culture and media that to expand upon it would be arguably unnecessary. And partly because certain people just don't like to have fun. In my opinion. 😂 Just like not being able to make Beastmen auxillia for either Chaos 0r Imperial. I mean sure, the Tzaangor exist and the Blackfortress game set had like 20 40K beastmen but who is going to go and by like 5 boxes at $200 bucks a pop for 5 custom squads?
This is my favorite 40k lore video. You have no idea how much research I have done on these cuties. I’m so glad you did a lore video on them. Thank you.
I started the video and started perusing the comments while listening to the audio in the background. when I saw your comment I got super excited and felt cheated when I didn't hear it. 10/10 storytelling either way so I'm not that disappointed but it would have been pretty cool to hear the SWAT Cat theme song especially this version of it. ruclips.net/video/aSA1SciyEGQ/видео.htmlsi=8ZSu3iRPo8s5A91S
Hey, Swat Kats are awesome and also pretty close to 40k: their world had super advanced technology but also magic, monsters, undead and even alternate hellish dimensions. Who says that wasn't "Carlos McConnell", their home planet?
That sounds more like a metaphor than a factual description, but oh well. The Chaos Gods are incorporeal beings anyways, any physical appearance would only show what they want you to see.
@AnonD38 good luck explaining that to the newer people coming into the hobby. Space wolves are called furries because they have fangs and heightened senses. Sometimes can do the whole turn into a werewolf.. so I guess all werewolves are furries now. The whole furry comparisons are getting boring. Someone likes the more viking aspect of the space wolves.. nope furry.
As I understand the Emperor's actual words upon learning of the Felinids was "Holy shit, finally Catgirls! Malchiador owes me 60 bucks! Make sure you keep them away from Russ."
Just goes to show what a blessing to the 40k community brother Baldermort truly is. At this point I'm convinced he could take any piece of 40k lore and create something fantastic from it, from the most well known all the way to the most obscure. Brother Bald has us covered.
@@hang_kentang6709 I read an original setting sci-fi setting that did have “cat people” and your description is pretty dead on. Diminutive creatures they are not.
Love this Sir. I have never heard much of the Felinid peoples, but you spin such a great yarn that this lore is just wonderful to indulge into. Thank You Brother B:)
Wow. I'm going to have to revise my 40k to 5e setting. Thought "beastmen" were a chaos only thing. Never heard of these until today. Thanks. My players will love this information.
IIRC Beastmen were in auxilia regiments in the Great Crusade. Just, uh, well they kinda went with Horus for that... Felinids however remained loyal it seems, and seem to have been pure genetic engineering, like the folks on Fenris did.
@@brettwood1351yeah it's generally considered that the reason for their genetic purity is because they were made sometime in the dark age of technology. Heck there probably were a ton more like the felinids but they went extinct for one reason or another.
there are actually full regiments of beast men (the ones most people think of /goat head people but they can vary as long as they're stable) however theyre generally kept to their own regiments, they're still canon in 40k and there's a "sanctioned" beastman bounty hunter operating on necromunda (got halfhorn). Obviously they're often viewed with suspicion due to things like horns and stuff being seen as chaos taint and thus many WILL gravitate towards chaos.
Mixing the brilliant story and great commentary that you're so good at with background art that ranged from hilarious to nightmare fuel (Namely the actual cat with a human hairstyle and beard at 15:00... egads), you really kept me on my toes with this one, pal 👏🤣
@@Baldermort Oh I'm not complaining! It just added to the experience! 😂 And in a way, it's kinda perfect. 40k has a tendency to take itself far too seriously far too often, whilst at the same time being a setting that has literal cat people in it. What other way can you picture that other than embracing the absurdity of it?
Another great video by our favorite brother! Also congratulations and amazing job with your VA work for The Awakening. Lot of love for your role in the comments.
@@Baldermort They shouldnt be canon tbh- they should be purged- prosecuted against like any mutant,alien or heretic would- why dont they count as mutants? their DNA is still mutated, its not pure human.
@@BattleBrotherCasten Because they are considered abhumans like Ogryns and ratlings, humans with genetics that have been altered for one reason or another but are close enough to that of baseline humans to be considered sufficiently human for the purposes of not being purged. As far as being mutants, actual mutations are entirely unpredictable and completely random, especially if they are caused by Chaos. With abhumans, their genome is stable, whereas mutants are the result of genetic instability. If Ogryns breed, you're going to get an Ogryn. If ratlings breed, you'll get a ratling. With mutants, whatever pops out of the womb is gonna have some characteristic, be it outwardly physical or only noticeable in the mutant's genetic code, that is completely impossible for the race the parents are from, such as claws when the species of the parents don't have claws, or extra limbs or even a second head. Long story short, abhumans aren't mutants, and while they aren't purged on sight like mutants are, they are considered almost universally to be an underclass of Imperial citizen and not treated with the same level of dignity and respect that baseline humans are, which is definitely saying something with how little respect and dignity individual humans are treated in the Imperium. Hope this helps.
@@BattleBrotherCasten Remember they we rediscovered during the Great Crusade so it was most likely the Emperor's decision to let them live. You don't have to like the choice but by the throne you will respect it, and speak no more of this heresy.
@@bjrnhalfhand2258 because they're not canon and if you read the books or play the games they're never mentioned for that reason, it's just furries attempt at ruining another IP
@@darkfury4470 ohhhh. I've read quite a lot of the books and thought it strange I hadn't heard of them. I thought it might some really old lore from 1990 or something. Thanks for the info.
Hade my own fan fic story about an Inquisitor with the pariah geen and the only ones who could be around him and maintain full combat effectiveness are a squad of felinids then they discovered that the felinids could act as a passive relay for the pariah geen increasing his effectivene range.
You should remake videos on the Ratlings and Ogryns, and maybe a few smaller videos on some of the more specialized groups within the Guard and their Auxilia, as I didn't fully expect this video to be as good as it was. I'm interested in what a Longshank, Neandor, and Goliath are in terms of abhumans.
@@stoops187 Agreed. Though I want to see some videos about the other abhumans now. Because I want to know what Longshank, Neandor, and Goliath abhumans are.
Im never surprised when I see the Imperium bend rules like this. For all of Humanity's supposed rigidity, their core principle is practicality. Towards the end of the Dark Age of Technology, they even launched a Craftworld from Earth. It isn't mentioned in the lore because it was the continent of Australia and even Orks and Tyranids know better than to approach it.
After years and years it finally clicked and I understood why they call them "AUXILIA" in the 40k setting (reference to non-citizen troops in the roman army). Turns out I'm pretty thick.
Thank you for this Warhammer 40,000 tribute. This your weekly Warhammer 40,000 tribute. Thought it might be an inquisitive Friday, but cats are fine too.
I mean, there isn't really. This is is more an example of the tolerance and acceptance that the Imperium could and should have had towards the Xenos that could have been peaceful but chose not to, sometimes aggravated by the attitudes of said Xenos. Whether or not a 'humans only' empire was a good idea that was clearly a secondary goal to crushing chaos and a few other galactic threats but in pursuing both goals they've substantially compromised their ability to succeed in the primary one.
Ok. I cant believe this is actually a thing. First I ever heard of these guys was yesterday when one of my reject squadmates mention them in Darktide, and now Baldermort is here fleshing them out.
The term "catboy" refers more to a quasi-human entity with only the ears and commonly a tail which should belong to a feline. No, these would be more aptly called furries.
I like to think Felinids, like Fenrisian wolves, are the descendants of gene-modding furries from the dark age of technology. Its honestly the best explanation I can think of and it just so happens to be the most amusing.
"What we have her and Meow, is a real furball of a fight! I want your troops in there and scrapping like the last tiger to the grock carcas before a blizzard hits!"
Back in like 2004 I was at a card shop and purchased 7 or 8 metal guardsmen that someone had traded in for magic cards. Idk when happened to em but there were 3 feline guardsmen. Idk who made them but they were all metal
A Felinid Guardsman and a Black Templar, chilling under a tree in a half destroyed courtyard after dealing with a Terminid assault as the Felinid puffs a cig. A Cadian Guardsman walks up to them: Sir Knight. May I have a word with you? Felinid: Kluas and I are having a break. Can you go find ano- Cadian: I'm not speaking to you, abomination! I'm speaking to the Black Templar Sargeant. The Felinid and Black Templar turns to him. _A few minutes later_ A commander was checking up some intel when a head of a genestealer flop on top of his table. Unfazed, he looks up to see the Felinid and Black Templar, both covered in blood and gore as the commander sigh: The usual? Felinid: The usual, sir.
In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only furries. Also, the shot at 23:10 of the felinid saying, “Fur the Empaw’ror” made me say aloud, “Oh my god, that’s adorable!”. Never thought I’d ever say that about anything in 40k. 😆
Hey there my favorite story telling servitor friend. Just here to both enjoy another adventure and also to remind you of the possibility of an upcoming Salamander video. You asked me to bring it up again on your last entry, and I have been biting at the bit all week.
I tend to imagine the Felinids bearing a resemblence to a being a cross between a human and an Eldar, with feline eyes, pointed ears and a greater athletic grace than a typical human.
@arionofotherworld I personally lean towards the main hero characters' designs in the Thundercats reboot (the good one, NOT Roar) with/without tails for ease of miniature customization.
If all dogs go to heaven, where do cats go? Purrrgatory. What do you call it when cats rebel? Mew-tiny. A cat owner invited their neighbor over for dinner and introduced their four cats. "That's Alogue, Aract, Erpillar, and Astrophe," they announced. The neighbor was surprised and asked, "Where on Earth did you get those names?" Oh, those are their last names, the owner said. Their first names are Cat.
Hello Baldy, it’s been a while since commented on a video, both this channel and myth channel, both of which I adore. Today’s been a hard day, as my grandfather died at the age of 95. Thank you for this video, the silliness and adoration in this video, helped me get through today.
It honestly would be quite interesting if they not only brought felinids and other abhumans to a more mainstream position but would honestly be really interesting if they did something like making an experimental astartes chapter of them to see if their already unique genetics could potentially make them even more effective then a normal astartes. Could even do something like they’re not equal to humans normally those few that survive becoming an astartes do so because they have been forgiven by the emperor for their difference.
I’ve always wanted to make a Korne tainted Felinids guardsmen unit. Probably it’ll be a tank regiment with a ton of gore on the tanks, and a tank commander holding the corpse of a heretic trooper neck in its mouth while pointing its plasma pistol towards the enemy.
It never ceases to amaze me that the strategic genius of Robute never contradicts the profit desires of GW. hehe The argument is that the Big E blended animal genetics into his Primarchs...so...Ab humans get a pass based on this practical blessing by the God Emperor. Argue that Red Scorpions!
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40K LORE: MILITARUM AUXILIA: FELINIDS
The Astra Militarum, the Imperial Guard, are made up of many exceptional regiments, but also there are strange and interesting formations drawn up from abhuman strains. Dubbed human, but not as equal as baseline home sapiens, they are organised and lead by the Militarum Auxilia.
Contains a self written story.
NOTE: Alas, there was not a heck of a lot of art for this topic, so I made do with what was available.
PATREON LINK: www.patreon.com/join/3510517
Other channels from the same creator
LIVING MYTHOLOGY
PRIMORDIAL GODS - THE GENESIS OF THE GREEK GODS: ruclips.net/video/VFGteZZjBWk/видео.html
THE TITANS - GREEK GODS BEFORE THE OLYMPIANS:ruclips.net/video/MpdcsMDRM7Y/видео.html
YOUNG ZEUS - REBELLION AGAINST CHRONOS: ruclips.net/video/QwycANUVCOs/видео.html
THE TITANOMACHY: FIRST GODWAR: ruclips.net/video/Quhvk0WkTOM/видео.html
THE TITANOMACHY ACT 2: THE OLYMPIANS STRIKE BACK: ruclips.net/video/PIUzeL_M6mE/видео.html
THE TITANOMACHY ACT 3 - THE FALL OF A TYRANT: ruclips.net/video/VrUTCXREK8c/видео.html
THE GIGANTOMACHY: ruclips.net/video/VaMyfDalP88/видео.html
TYPHON: ruclips.net/video/Y8Ynyz9_80c/видео.html
THE PRIMORDIALS: ruclips.net/video/VFGteZZjBWk/видео.html
THE TITANS: ruclips.net/video/MpdcsMDRM7Y/видео.html
LIVING MYTHOLOGY: ruclips.net/channel/UCdR3Ms08oSCzih6p0FsDRcg
YOUNG ZEUS: ruclips.net/video/QwycANUVCOs/видео.html
GK NATURAL HISTORY:
THE TENDAGURU DINOSAURS: ruclips.net/video/t7ap_mWkTAk/видео.html
OSTRITCH DINOSAURS: ruclips.net/video/a0TztD9OFvo/видео.html
FISH HUNTING DINOSAURS: ruclips.net/video/__PKoHk1PR8/видео.html
THE WAR UNDER THE WAVES: ruclips.net/video/y5a-a5E1mhI/видео.html
VAMPIRE BATS! studio.ruclips.net/user/videoBWIF2klOoGo/edit
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All opinions are my own and have no connection to Games Workshop in any way whatsoever.
I hope you have a glorious day. :)
Your faithful servant
Baldermort
Abhumans are my favorite 40k Humans (Kin included). If GW took a Year off from making new Space Marines, and went whole hog into all the Auxiliaries within the Factions, they could probably accomplish three big things.
1. Allow for even greater diversity of forces even amongst same Army Players
2. Get a pile of the Playerbase off their back about said Auxiliaries (and if they make some amazing sculpts, their longevity would be assured, allowingbthem to go back to neglecting them for some time)
3. Make a ton of Cash.
Who had have thought, that the Flash Gitz skits are canonically possible... 😂
This is an amusing coincidence.
I was messing around with the fans on my micro-channel (compared to you sir Baldemort) - creating cat-girl, fox-girl and cow-girl guard regiments ideas.
Just being a bit silly for the sake of being silly.
And not long after me fooling around - you sir - post this video.
I am happy that by some cosmic coincidence we shared a brain cell for at least a moment.
Cheers sir.
And keep making the Emperor proud!
The warhammer "short" that you voiced in was awesome :)
It's highly classified, but Felinids cause a strange warp phenomenon. Rodent populations mysteriously drop wherever they are assigned. Even stranger: these troop's rations are consumed at a slower rate than other units.
"Kajit no heretic! Kajit loyal servant of the Throne!"
Khajiit has has wares if you have [LOYALTY TO THE EMPEROR]
Blams-The-Heretic and Chases-The-Laslights
@@ThraseaGlow I mean, that has to make them tenacious. The light keeps compelling them forward.
This one has ammo, if you have targets.
@@alexstan414 self-propelled infantry charges XD
The Emperor loves us so much that he even gave us Furry Cat Girls.
The Emperor is truly a man of the people.
Emperor provides
Emperor bless
@@c-love6753 emperor protects 🙏
Emperor awards 🙏
Well technically it was some random craxy eggheads playing with human genome before they got in contact with main Imperium.
"F000KIN FURRIES"
~Magnus the Red
@@lepszykomentator nooo! they're not cat girls or cat boys. Atleast they ain't humans with cat bodies.
I can still hear magnus voice.....specifically from TTS version
@@nitesy381 They are cat with a heavily-humanised body.
@nitesy381
Doesnt that make them MORE furry on the furry scale?
@@obi0914 I feel you m8
The imperium of man truly is full of wonders. Ghosts in power armour, wolfs riding wolfs and cats who caught and mastered the laser. And fighting fungi no less
"Cats who caught and mastered the laser." Emperor bless you for that description.
It's why they are so confident. "I have mastered the red dot! I am a god!"
Which ones are actually ghosts in power armor?
@@cool2frog My guess would be the Legion of the Damned
@cool2frog necrons, ancient aliens whom by their own hubris, got their entire race turned into machines by a bunch of magic toads.
"My Beloved says Felinids are particularly beautiful. I'd like to see one very much."
That one dialogue in Darktide.
Wasn't "My Beloved" hinted at being the Emperor?
@@zerofighterfairy I don't believe I've heard that line, but it's so sweet
@@horrorfan117 yeah it's the emperor, or more likely, some minor shard of his broken conscious
@@aname6717
That Shard knows what's up
@@admiralpepper6933 real asf
You would think the Space wolves would hate them but the wolves respect those that would bop them and hiss for kill stealing or just generally getting to close to them..
Dogs and Cats get along better then you think when you have them in humans homes.😁
@@Gibson7Clans Really depends on the cats and dogs. Just like people. Before our pups passed one had the cats constantly love bully him. Always wanting to cuddle and rub against him. Where as the other was politely ignored.
@@deltatea3192 I think generally it has to do with socialization of the pets than anything else. Kittens and puppies raised around the other rarely have issues, it's when you have a pet without that socialization introduced to a new pet that that issue tends to begin
@Gibson7Clans
Thats because they arent competing for food in their natural setting of the wild.
Cats and dogs living together! Mass Hysteria
@@ashtonshephard3852 Stray cat near me just doesn't give a fk.
They plants Themselves right in the middle of the Sidewalk. basking in the sun. People thankfully walk around him, some may pet, but a dog walker comes by and.... the cat ignores them too lol. Sure the Dog is like all over the cats personal space. sniffing all over but at best all the cat gives in an annoyed tail flick before the walker tugs on the dogs leash lol.
I always appreciate you treat even the most ridiculous elements of the setting with the same seriousness and care as the rest. The setting can be goofy, but the fact it does so with a straight face is one of the reasons it's so fun.
I think the silliness takes the edge off. But aye, no matter how ludicrous I always try to take it semi seriously b
Apart from Kronan. But even then, it may be put comedically but it’s deadly serious when it comes down to it. :)
@@Baldermort kronan is amazing, the stories amplify the funny parts of grimdark in the best way, on par with mike brooks ork novels. imagine my amazement when i found hours more of well told ork shenanigans after finishing da big dakka and being sad about the lack of stories from an ork perspective.
One of my favorite things about 40k is the stoic seriousness, they treat even the goofiest things
Very well put, I second that wholeheartedly.
@@Baldermort Hey great video and channel. I just want to suggest not having any background music after the intro or even not have it at all. Your videos are pretty information-dense lore videos and I just want to focus on learning the lore instead of needing to filter out the background music that doesn't add anything really useful and is a bit of a distraction and can be sometimes too loud. I'm also a little neurodivergent and too much audio can be a little overstimulating. Plus it would be one thing less that you would need to do when making vidoes. Thank you for your consideration.
I can’t take it that Baldemort talks about catgirls and catboys in the most epic serious voice
The Felinids are just as serious an addition to 40k as the Ratlings and Ogryns and even the Leagues of Votann.
What would truly be silly would be to assume the human genome wouldn't adapt to the vastly different conditions of life across the galaxy.
Humanity irl is silly for fearing other humans who simply have a different skin color.
It is the ideas behind the exterior of a human which makes them who they are.
Please just call them cats :3
@@Kingedwardiii2003
no, the distinction is important
@@Fyrijou because contrary to the aweful picture he uses they aren't. They're the Cat from Red Dwarf.
@@HeilRay no, they aren't catboys or girls, they're just cats. Anthropomorphic cats yes, but there is an important distinction
And people say 40K doesn't have representation....
@@PvtMiniEntertainment HAHA
I will also add a HA!
@@PvtMiniEntertainment I feel represented.
Anyone who says that hasn’t read anything beyond space marine books
@@zinski8838 or tourist
im happy the Felinid Auxilla corp is actually a very competent and professional fighting force. they complement the 2 other auxillia forces well, with them being swift, stealthy and deadly where the Ogryns are overwhelmingly powerful, nigh invulnerable and loyal and the Ratlings are accurate, jovial, charismatic and morale raising fellows.
Having complimentary skills is a great thing, and a reminder the Imperium's own worst traits make it it's own worst enemy.
But the ratlings are as Helbrecht would put it "So... unhygienic!" 😅
@@deltatea3192Excellent cooks though.
Hearing future Skaven being described as charismatic feels wrong-
@@isengarde9490future hobbits not skaven
I’ll never forget that day the dropship landed and I heard those dreadful words: “HELLO! I AM HERE! TO DISCUSS! OUR! ALLIAAAAANCE”
"aww, i cant bang that....."
"I can't bang thaaaat..."
@@NoobPTFO *no one can save us from this grim dark future…no one*
**THIS IS NOT FUCKING CANON!**
@@calluxdoaron1903 HeeEEEEeeeELLLoooooOOoooo....
Finally some comprehensive info about these guys without the memes :D
Sadly he seems to be drawing on them for the Images
No matter how grimdark the future of mankind may be, least we know there will be catgirls down the line.
They also make fine body guards and companions. 😁 Every commissar should have a Felinid
Catgirls are the dream of mankind, way more than being godlike psykers.
@@Gibson7Clansthe Footlong retractable claws are rather useful, yes.
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@@Peter_Turbo4 commissars can find many uses for those.
I find it hillarious how Ratlings and Ogren are openly despised by most commissars for no reason. But just a lil exposure to these felanids makes the commissar gradually like them like he’s a rat infected with super toxoplasmosis
That would explain the semi-quarantine on the planet
ratlings are cowards and thieves. Ogryn are stupid but incredibly tough and loyal. Commissars actually like Ogryn Boneheads since they make incredibly effective bodyguards
Ratlings are nigh pathological petty criminals with as close to zero respect for authority as they can get away with in any scenario, so that one makes sense.
Ogryn are a... different challenge. Ogryn are what separates good Comissairs from bad ones. A bad Comissair hits a brick wall with Ogryn, because you kinda can't intimidate them to get what you want; there's only so scary you can make yourself before they lash out to solve the problem you present, you can't just shoot them with anything less than a bolter, and half the time they aren't refusing orders out of traditional disobedience, but from confusion.
A good Comissair takes the time to actually learn what motivates them, and is one that has a much more patient and goal oriented approach, that finds the best guardsman a comissair could ask for in them.
it's absolute heresy. the commisariat slaughters good soldiers and legends in the making, but spares the damn furries
Ogren aren’t TO bad, but their child like minds, I would imagine, make communicating battlefield strategies that much harder. Ogren are handled differently than guardsmen, a good commissar knows how to work each requirement of soldiers.
Penal colony, imperium agents, sisters of battle, Ogren, psyker, etc require that much more care. These soldiers were more “we are here to work” and did 90% the job for less pay.
I mean, this sounds like the death korp of Krieg met an inspiration perk.
I can’t believe you chose these as a topic. I literally ordered a squad of Catfolk from Artel miniatures for my daughter. I’m slowly building up an Abhuman army, the Ratlings from Victoria miniatures will be next
Warhammer's Felinids are like Battletech's Canopus cat-girls: Everyone seems to know they exist, but there's very little actual info aside from a short article and a few images.
Partly because that topic has been covered so extensively in various other forms of pop culture and media that to expand upon it would be arguably unnecessary. And partly because certain people just don't like to have fun. In my opinion. 😂 Just like not being able to make Beastmen auxillia for either Chaos 0r Imperial. I mean sure, the Tzaangor exist and the Blackfortress game set had like 20 40K beastmen but who is going to go and by like 5 boxes at $200 bucks a pop for 5 custom squads?
Amen brother.@@deltatea3192
@@deltatea3192you know how to fix that, with the power of toxic goop.
Always seen them as Kzinti
@@theloweffortchannel7211 "Speaker to Commissars" has a ring to it.
This is my favorite 40k lore video. You have no idea how much research I have done on these cuties. I’m so glad you did a lore video on them. Thank you.
Electric guitars kick in and Swat Katz theme plays!!!!🥰😻
Had to be done brother Rabbit. It was Mrs B’s idea as I passed deadline on my big video. ;)
I started the video and started perusing the comments while listening to the audio in the background. when I saw your comment I got super excited and felt cheated when I didn't hear it. 10/10 storytelling either way so I'm not that disappointed but it would have been pretty cool to hear the SWAT Cat theme song especially this version of it.
ruclips.net/video/aSA1SciyEGQ/видео.htmlsi=8ZSu3iRPo8s5A91S
Hey, Swat Kats are awesome and also pretty close to 40k: their world had super advanced technology but also magic, monsters, undead and even alternate hellish dimensions. Who says that wasn't "Carlos McConnell", their home planet?
sheer brilliance
OH YES!!! 🙀
I clicked on this faster than a Black Templar would purge the abhuman.
Falsh Gitz fan, aye?
"Avenge me, Brotheeeeeer !"
That's fast.
Black Templars do not purge faithful followers of the God Emperor.
If you however think yourself of a different belief...well good luck. 👍
Black Templars definitely wouldn't kill abhumans but they surely don't like em no?
Fun fact: khorne is also technicaly a furry since his description says that he has the face of a snarling demonic hound.
@@mattiaslime8926 explains his obsession with bones
But why does Khorne love ponies? 😆
Be vigilant brother.
Hydra Dominatus
That sounds more like a metaphor than a factual description, but oh well.
The Chaos Gods are incorporeal beings anyways, any physical appearance would only show what they want you to see.
@AnonD38 good luck explaining that to the newer people coming into the hobby. Space wolves are called furries because they have fangs and heightened senses. Sometimes can do the whole turn into a werewolf.. so I guess all werewolves are furries now. The whole furry comparisons are getting boring. Someone likes the more viking aspect of the space wolves.. nope furry.
As I understand the Emperor's actual words upon learning of the Felinids was "Holy shit, finally Catgirls! Malchiador owes me 60 bucks! Make sure you keep them away from Russ."
it was actually space wolfes who found tem and gac e said dogs wery painfull scraching to the face in grea crusade
Russ could breed me without a fight ngl
@@memecat57dude
A grim tale, well told. Cheers Balder’s have one on me to wet your whistle.
Many thanks indeed brother Barrakan.
*bows to brother Barrakan*
Just goes to show what a blessing to the 40k community brother Baldermort truly is. At this point I'm convinced he could take any piece of 40k lore and create something fantastic from it, from the most well known all the way to the most obscure. Brother Bald has us covered.
40k Catfolk would be disgusting predators on the battlefield.
Gotta do what you gotta do to get the job done. Would be terrifying for fellow guardsmen to see though lol.
A jaguar with opposable thumbs, a lasgun and carapace armour is pretty OP.
@@hang_kentang6709 I read an original setting sci-fi setting that did have “cat people” and your description is pretty dead on.
Diminutive creatures they are not.
I instantly knew your voice even as a tech marine in The Awakening. Great work as usual.
Love this Sir. I have never heard much of the Felinid peoples, but you spin such a great yarn that this lore is just wonderful to indulge into. Thank You Brother B:)
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search for "alfabusa felinids" and you will see the true horror of this lore
Flashgitz fans are going to have a panic attack when they find out about this.
Hearing about the felinids suddenly made the whole Black Templars vs Furries much funnier
BROTHER; BRING ME THE HEAVY FLAMER
Oh they will, they will pfffftttt
That and Space Wolves.
Hail Space King!
Thanks, Baldy. It's always a pleasure. Needed a pick-me-up today and you delivered.
Wow. I'm going to have to revise my 40k to 5e setting. Thought "beastmen" were a chaos only thing. Never heard of these until today. Thanks. My players will love this information.
IIRC Beastmen were in auxilia regiments in the Great Crusade. Just, uh, well they kinda went with Horus for that...
Felinids however remained loyal it seems, and seem to have been pure genetic engineering, like the folks on Fenris did.
@@brettwood1351yeah it's generally considered that the reason for their genetic purity is because they were made sometime in the dark age of technology.
Heck there probably were a ton more like the felinids but they went extinct for one reason or another.
there are actually full regiments of beast men (the ones most people think of /goat head people but they can vary as long as they're stable) however theyre generally kept to their own regiments, they're still canon in 40k and there's a "sanctioned" beastman bounty hunter operating on necromunda (got halfhorn). Obviously they're often viewed with suspicion due to things like horns and stuff being seen as chaos taint and thus many WILL gravitate towards chaos.
@@thegiantratthatmakesallthe5055 okay. I'm making note of that and looking up auxilia regiments.
There are Inquisitors arguing to have Homo Variantus de listed as Sanctioned zab humans ans Declaired Anathema...
Thank you Brother Baldy, for yet another captivating story!
Imagine....
A [scout] [infiltrators] [deep strike] Felinid range armed with power claws and lascarabines with [assault].
Perfect
That all look like the Cat from Red Dwarf which will make the furries and weebs rage...
@@ChrisKCook what is blud on about
@@jaybrielrosales9191love
Mixing the brilliant story and great commentary that you're so good at with background art that ranged from hilarious to nightmare fuel (Namely the actual cat with a human hairstyle and beard at 15:00... egads), you really kept me on my toes with this one, pal 👏🤣
Sorry! There is bugger all serious art, as you saw. And I’m no good with a pencil this century. :)
@@Baldermort Oh I'm not complaining! It just added to the experience! 😂 And in a way, it's kinda perfect. 40k has a tendency to take itself far too seriously far too often, whilst at the same time being a setting that has literal cat people in it. What other way can you picture that other than embracing the absurdity of it?
Wow, what an amazing introduction to this sub-strain of humans, why they are simply Purrfect!
Thanks for the video Baldermort!
0:14 "scratch and sniff" omfg I can't even
Furries… in my warhammer? It’s more likely than you think
Felinids. Not furries. :)
A Space Wolf: I know it’s so crazy!
🤔
"A cat is fine, too....."
We're everywhere...
Another great video by our favorite brother!
Also congratulations and amazing job with your VA work for The Awakening. Lot of love for your role in the comments.
Wow I was expecting something like this to be an april fools story. Thanks for the video
But… they’re in the canon. Only the thumbnail was tongue in cheek. This is a serious video.
@@Baldermort They shouldnt be canon tbh- they should be purged- prosecuted against like any mutant,alien or heretic would- why dont they count as mutants? their DNA is still mutated, its not pure human.
@@Baldermort well done video sir
@@BattleBrotherCasten Because they are considered abhumans like Ogryns and ratlings, humans with genetics that have been altered for one reason or another but are close enough to that of baseline humans to be considered sufficiently human for the purposes of not being purged. As far as being mutants, actual mutations are entirely unpredictable and completely random, especially if they are caused by Chaos. With abhumans, their genome is stable, whereas mutants are the result of genetic instability. If Ogryns breed, you're going to get an Ogryn. If ratlings breed, you'll get a ratling. With mutants, whatever pops out of the womb is gonna have some characteristic, be it outwardly physical or only noticeable in the mutant's genetic code, that is completely impossible for the race the parents are from, such as claws when the species of the parents don't have claws, or extra limbs or even a second head.
Long story short, abhumans aren't mutants, and while they aren't purged on sight like mutants are, they are considered almost universally to be an underclass of Imperial citizen and not treated with the same level of dignity and respect that baseline humans are, which is definitely saying something with how little respect and dignity individual humans are treated in the Imperium.
Hope this helps.
@@BattleBrotherCasten Remember they we rediscovered during the Great Crusade so it was most likely the Emperor's decision to let them live. You don't have to like the choice but by the throne you will respect it, and speak no more of this heresy.
hey bud glad you covered the Felinids.
No one told me today was Felinid Friday! I must missed the meow-mo
Nyastra Militarum, Cadinyans, Cat-chan Jungle Fighters, Meowitzers, Commisar Nyarric, Autowo cannons, Mordinyan Iron Guard, I could go on.
@@Synthi_Soul please do!
We need a Commander Smudge sitting at his desk when a angry woman busts in pointing and yelling at him.
bipedal jaguars sounds like a good solution for jungle warfare
Exactly my thinking. :)
Wow just when I was hoping for something to listen to at work you posted 🙏🙏🙏
I'd never heard of Felinids before. Very interesting video, thank you.
Not surprising, these guys have very little info, just a few images and a short blurb of text.
@@bjrnhalfhand2258 because they're not canon and if you read the books or play the games they're never mentioned for that reason, it's just furries attempt at ruining another IP
@@darkfury4470 No, they're canon. They're in the Lexicanum. They're just... unused, since they literally never leave their planet due to quarantine.
@@darkfury4470 ohhhh. I've read quite a lot of the books and thought it strange I hadn't heard of them. I thought it might some really old lore from 1990 or something.
Thanks for the info.
@@bjrnhalfhand2258 it's also why if you look up any info on RUclips it's all fan fiction or theory
Always love how much depth you put in each of your videos, absolutely amazing content.❤
Hade my own fan fic story about an Inquisitor with the pariah geen and the only ones who could be around him and maintain full combat effectiveness are a squad of felinids then they discovered that the felinids could act as a passive relay for the pariah geen increasing his effectivene range.
Time to make a felinid only regiment and call them Thundercats >:3
You should remake videos on the Ratlings and Ogryns, and maybe a few smaller videos on some of the more specialized groups within the Guard and their Auxilia, as I didn't fully expect this video to be as good as it was.
I'm interested in what a Longshank, Neandor, and Goliath are in terms of abhumans.
It was really good
@@stoops187
Agreed.
Though I want to see some videos about the other abhumans now. Because I want to know what Longshank, Neandor, and Goliath abhumans are.
Im never surprised when I see the Imperium bend rules like this. For all of Humanity's supposed rigidity, their core principle is practicality. Towards the end of the Dark Age of Technology, they even launched a Craftworld from Earth. It isn't mentioned in the lore because it was the continent of Australia and even Orks and Tyranids know better than to approach it.
meow see here, they might not be human but they're loyal. don't go writing them off meow.
After years and years it finally clicked and I understood why they call them "AUXILIA" in the 40k setting (reference to non-citizen troops in the roman army). Turns out I'm pretty thick.
Thank you for this Warhammer 40,000 tribute. This your weekly Warhammer 40,000 tribute. Thought it might be an inquisitive Friday, but cats are fine too.
Emperor sanctioned catgirls…
And people say there is no hope in 40k
I mean, there isn't really. This is is more an example of the tolerance and acceptance that the Imperium could and should have had towards the Xenos that could have been peaceful but chose not to, sometimes aggravated by the attitudes of said Xenos. Whether or not a 'humans only' empire was a good idea that was clearly a secondary goal to crushing chaos and a few other galactic threats but in pursuing both goals they've substantially compromised their ability to succeed in the primary one.
Cheers Balders. I love the fact that cat girls are canon in 40K.
Happy Felanid Friday, everyone!
GW needs to do more with the abhumans, i would love to see more of them. At least official art, so i can wrap my head around them easier.
Ok. I cant believe this is actually a thing. First I ever heard of these guys was yesterday when one of my reject squadmates mention them in Darktide, and now Baldermort is here fleshing them out.
What a great video I was just telling my friend last night that these things exist
In the 41 millennium, there is only… WAR!
And cat boys, because weebs are stronger than any chaos temptation.
The term "catboy" refers more to a quasi-human entity with only the ears and commonly a tail which should belong to a feline. No, these would be more aptly called furries.
@@Iamlurking504 🤓
Fantastic, I think my wife will really like this one!
The Emperor protects even Furries 😂
Furries are filthy Mutants are Mutants and purged in his name.
Having hairy bodies and Cainines doesn't make you a furry
Thanks!
I like to think Felinids, like Fenrisian wolves, are the descendants of gene-modding furries from the dark age of technology.
Its honestly the best explanation I can think of and it just so happens to be the most amusing.
Im looking forward to the STC that makes Litter trays ... enemy troops would just use CatNip Grenades and it would be game over
you can get them to charge with lasgun-pointers
"What we have her and Meow, is a real furball of a fight! I want your troops in there and scrapping like the last tiger to the grock carcas before a blizzard hits!"
Finally, a video on Felinids that isn't just "Haha, cat girls!"
Love getting some Felinid attention, amazing work brother!
Felinids go hard
Back in like 2004 I was at a card shop and purchased 7 or 8 metal guardsmen that someone had traded in for magic cards. Idk when happened to em but there were 3 feline guardsmen. Idk who made them but they were all metal
At last! My felinid guard army is vindicated!
Great story. Now we need models.
A Felinid Guardsman and a Black Templar, chilling under a tree in a half destroyed courtyard after dealing with a Terminid assault as the Felinid puffs a cig.
A Cadian Guardsman walks up to them: Sir Knight. May I have a word with you?
Felinid: Kluas and I are having a break. Can you go find ano-
Cadian: I'm not speaking to you, abomination! I'm speaking to the Black Templar Sargeant.
The Felinid and Black Templar turns to him.
_A few minutes later_
A commander was checking up some intel when a head of a genestealer flop on top of his table.
Unfazed, he looks up to see the Felinid and Black Templar, both covered in blood and gore as the commander sigh: The usual?
Felinid: The usual, sir.
So we have Space Wolves.
A custodes named Kitten.
I bet one of those empty primarch plinths has Lion-O - Lord of the Thunder Cats legion!
Thanks Baldermort
In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only furries.
Also, the shot at 23:10 of the felinid saying, “Fur the Empaw’ror” made me say aloud, “Oh my god, that’s adorable!”. Never thought I’d ever say that about anything in 40k. 😆
Sweet video!
Hey there my favorite story telling servitor friend. Just here to both enjoy another adventure and also to remind you of the possibility of an upcoming Salamander video. You asked me to bring it up again on your last entry, and I have been biting at the bit all week.
Congratulations on the successful voice acting role Brother Tech Marine of the Dark Angels! 🫡
I tend to imagine the Felinids bearing a resemblence to a being a cross between a human and an Eldar, with feline eyes, pointed ears and a greater athletic grace than a typical human.
@arionofotherworld I personally lean towards the main hero characters' designs in the Thundercats reboot (the good one, NOT Roar) with/without tails for ease of miniature customization.
If all dogs go to heaven, where do cats go?
Purrrgatory.
What do you call it when cats rebel?
Mew-tiny.
A cat owner invited their neighbor over for dinner and introduced their four cats. "That's Alogue, Aract, Erpillar, and Astrophe," they announced. The neighbor was surprised and asked, "Where on Earth did you get those names?"
Oh, those are their last names, the owner said. Their first names are Cat.
lol!!!!! A fat trick. A medley of amusement.
I hope you have a great weekend brother :)
@@Baldermort Thanks, you as well.
Hello Baldy, it’s been a while since commented on a video, both this channel and myth channel, both of which I adore. Today’s been a hard day, as my grandfather died at the age of 95. Thank you for this video, the silliness and adoration in this video, helped me get through today.
I’m so sorry to hear of your loss. A good age to get to, but must leave a gaping hole.
Be good to yourself.
@@Baldermort Thank you Baldy, you always meant a lot to me, from when I first found 40k through you, to this day. Thank from the bottom of my heart.
I'm sorry for your loss! ❤
@@akirafan28 I thank you for the kind words.
In the grim dark future, there is only owo.
Hello Kitty 40,000 - in the grim future of Hello Kitty, there is only war...
Hoo boy. Its lore time baby!
😊 loved the Awakening btw😊😊❤
El Gatos in Space!!
Huzzah! Obscure Lore and relayed by Baldemort!
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It honestly would be quite interesting if they not only brought felinids and other abhumans to a more mainstream position but would honestly be really interesting if they did something like making an experimental astartes chapter of them to see if their already unique genetics could potentially make them even more effective then a normal astartes. Could even do something like they’re not equal to humans normally those few that survive becoming an astartes do so because they have been forgiven by the emperor for their difference.
I’ve always wanted to make a Korne tainted Felinids guardsmen unit. Probably it’ll be a tank regiment with a ton of gore on the tanks, and a tank commander holding the corpse of a heretic trooper neck in its mouth while pointing its plasma pistol towards the enemy.
Your voice is so damn cool is like morgan freeman but epic tales instead of soothing stories
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Meowvellous work as always Balders.
Thanks for another greater story uncle Baldermort
The point Cats: Scratch, Sniff, Zig, Zag, and Hobbes.
I´m starting a Felinid Auxilia army next ^__^ It will be awesome! Thanks for the great lore video :)
It never ceases to amaze me that the strategic genius of Robute never contradicts the profit desires of GW. hehe The argument is that the Big E blended animal genetics into his Primarchs...so...Ab humans get a pass based on this practical blessing by the God Emperor. Argue that Red Scorpions!
"One does not choose the be born, forget born 'not'. If born different or even entirely not human is no crime nor sin. TO fear or hate such is the crime and the sin, for you have a choice to be so or not."
A felinid space marine would be lethal. Let alone an entire company or chapter of them.
Great story and fun art work! I’m used to ’Grim Dark’, not ‘Fur Art’ but I love fans’ perspectives on 40k
I personally love the pelagers for my abhumans
Shark people