All them space marine chapters that try to stand out by being the most brutal, the most ruthless, the most honorable, etc, all fall by the wayside, completely interchangeable. But the Lamenters, and the Salamanders, ACTUALLY manage to stand out by being the (relatively) kindest chapters, by being the only chapters who put their love for humanity before their hatred for everything else.
Them getting betrayed by the mortifactors during the 9th black crusade actually happened in 537 m38 so this poor guy was fighting for about 3,500 years or more
Just remember that far more successful, well funded and well respected Astartes chapter have betrayed the Imperium and fallen to Chaos for far less. The Lamenters have successfully resisted every attempt to corrupt them that Chaos has thrown at them. While lesser chapters were seduced by promises of power and pleasure, or even the ending of chronic pain, not even endlessly grinding the Lamenters to extinction multiple times over has Chaos been able to break their resolve. Any other Astartes chapter would have fallen a long time ago if they had been subject to even half of what the Lamenters have faced. When the universe demands nihilism, the Lamenters have chosen hope, even with all the pain hope carries with it.
When the dice abandon you, thats just reality making sure your faction rules match the lore. ...Honestly, their faction trait should be 'your opponent can make you re-roll a hit, wound or saving throw every phase.'
The Lamenters can be summarized by one sentence: "I didn't hear no bell" and that's why they are one of the most commendable chapters in the entirety of the Imperium.
The Lamenters are unironically the most admirable and noble space marine chapter: always enduring hardships, yet nevertheless stalwart in their duty not just to their God Emperor, but also to humanity as a whole. They, alongside the Salamanders, Crimson Fists, Ultramarines, and Raven Guard, may be the most heroic chapter in the entire Imperium.
I wouldn't count the Ultramarines as heroic, but honestly, i don't know enough about them to pass judgement. Still, i believe the Raven Guard, with their focus of personal liberty and hate of tyranny and enslavement stay more high on the moral chart than the Ultramarines, and they went more than once above the call of duty for civilians.
@@giacomoromano8842and their daddy bullies the word bearers dad in the warp to this day, making sure that nerd brother of the raven bothers no one in person ever more.
Any chapter would be fine as long as it isn't ultramarines- why GW loves ultramarines so much is beyond me. Heck, just let players pick the colors of their marine and keep the story a bit ambiguous.
@@jesusojeda7850Choosing your color scheme for simpler plot games would be glorious. I would also like to one day play with a aspect eldar in any singleplayer game.
@@jesusojeda7850 the ultramarines are the main characters of the setting at this point. Everything else just exists to build them up, and its infuriating. "The Ward Era is over" my ass.
@@jesusojeda7850it would be cool if you could of chose your chapter.and maybe cause of the choice you would have different dialogue. Keep the main story the same but let fans play the chapters they want
That's why I love the Lamenters. All the pain. All the misery. All the crap the universe throws at them. And they still keep fighting for the people who may not even believe in them. Because that's what heroes do. Because that's what Sanguinius would do.
This comment actually made me tear up, because it's so damn true when listening to this video, especially near the end. The Lamenters are are not only one of the noblest chapters of space marines, but the fact that they're willing to stay so loyal after all the crap they've had to put up with is awe inspiring. I honestly do wish that they wouldn't just suffer from what seems like stupid writing, but just be willing to defend the people of the Imperium more often than almost any other chapter.
I love how Robby G felt so bad for the lamenters he immediately ended their penitent crusade and filled their ranks back to full with Primaris marines. Granted now they’re like 95% primaris reinforcements sooo a little close there Rob
When Rowboat Gorrillaman found the lamenters they were (last 130 of them or so) trying to hold back an entire hive fleet (and kinda succeeding at that) so that the evacuation of the cvillians from the system can be completed. He was impressed by their bravery. Then he found about all the things that happen to them and finished their crusade. If I remembering this right the Lamenters try to refuse the end of their penance but R.G. gave a direct order. On an other not Primaris from the blood Angels line started without Black Rage or Red Thirst just like Lamenters. And both of them returned a while later again just like the Lamenters. These guys cant catch a break.
@@Blundabus1337 At first Primaris marines did not have the flaws of the Blood Angels. Gabriel Seth (Master of the Flesh Tearers) said they are not Blood Angels they are Ultramarines in red. Then in time Primaris started to fall to the flaws to. All the descendants of the Blood Angels were sad about it, well all except Seth. He thinks these flaws have made them closer to their primarch.
Lamenters: Because to us these people are each worth a dozen of you. Moves threateningly closer Lamenters: And if any of them get killed after the evacuation... we know exactly who to blame.
“I can sense it…Your afraid? Hahaha! A Space Marine cowering in the face of death!” “I am not fearful for myself Traitor. I fear for those I am sworn to protect, and so long as I yet draw breath you shall not harm them.“ “You stand as a god amongst them! Why lay down your life for those weak helpless fools!? Why die for these weak pathetic mortals!?” “…For those we cherish, we die in glory.” *chainsword roars to life*
A Vox in the Void is a great channel that hosts great 40k fan fiction. So far he's narrated three Lamenters stories: 'Don’t Go,' 'No Good Deed' and 'Shame'
@@thewolfpoet Yeah. He is pretty awesome. Don't Go and No Good Deed are great, but Shame is just plain sad. I mean, I get it's 40k and all, but holy crap.
That girl the Lamenter chad saved ends up becoming a Sister of Battle and then ends up paying back the favor to a Lamenter by giving the poor guy a break lol.
@@Sebek031 A wife, a mother, a sister, a soldier, it matters not. His immortality lies with his actions of heroicism, not with their remembrance. The fact that they live at all is a testament to the glory of the Lamenters, and a reminder that even in the Imperium true heroes yet still stand.
@@mordredpendragon1235 I like to believe that little girl might become a general in the Militarum or a Xenos inquisitor dedicated to wiping those FILTHY BUGS off the face of the galaxy, inspired by that one marine's sacrifice.
The last thing the Lamenter sees isn't the Tyranids mauling him, nor is it his comrades dying around him. It's the visage of a golden clad angel extending his hand. As the carnage of noise fades away, he hears a voice. "You did good, son. I'm proud of you."
NOT AN OUNCE OF REGRET, IM OVERWHELMED WITH PRIDE. AND TO MY DEFIANT SHOUT, A FINAL TWENTY REPLY; BUT WE'LL PROUDLY CARRY ON UNTIL THE TIME THAT WE DIE
The Lamenters. A chapter cursed with misfortune. Incomprehensible horrors beyond imagination have met at their tip of the chainswords. Lesser chapters would turn traitor but not the Lamenters, never the Lamenters. For they are the prime example of astartes, Forever loyal and willing to sacrifice to protect the imperium and her citizens from the dangers of the galaxy. If i dare say so, they are genuine angels of The Emperor.
Almost no statement could be truer when regarding these noblest of sons of Sanguinius. Their gene father would be truly proud of them, maybe even more so than the rest of the Blood Angels combined.
That second half actually made me tear up a little. Sanguinius would truly be proud of these sons of his. I would dare to say that he'd be more proud of them than even the main Blood Angels chapter. For they are truly everything that he wanted the Blood Angels to be.
In the face of everything a spiteful universe can throw at them, the Lamenters remain loyal to the people of the Imperium. Their Gene-Father is most certainly proud of them.
@@chubbyninja89I personally think Sanguinius will return. And when he does, he will fall to his knees before the Lamenters, tears flowing freely from his eyes, as he tells them that he saw everything they’ve done for those they cherish. Hanging his head, he will tell them he is unworthy to stand in their presence of his noblest sons. The Lamenters will, of course, rush to assure their Gene-Father that they, in fact, are not worthy to stand in his presence. I can’t imagine where this will end.
@@TheAKgunner I don't know, I think it would turn out alright. I was actually working on a 40k fanfic story which part of it is that the Lamenters somehow got hurled back in time to the days of the Heresy, and while they don't play the biggest of big roles, they do help where they can and things ultimately turn out far better than in canon. Now, I will say that I was going to have had some rather non canon things happen, one of which was that a few of the primarchs ended up having children, through various means. And the long and short of Sanguinius' kids if that he has a older pair of twins and a younger daughter, and the Lamenters are allowed to basically be the bodyguards of the older son. I was thinking about maybe having the Lamenters' end be more bittersweet than outright tragic, with them helping in their small way during the Siege of Terra, but sadly, becasue they helped change such major events in the past, they start to dissolve into energy or something like that, and they thank both Sanguinius and his son for helping them to finally feel worthy of being sons of Sanguinius and that they can finally rest in peace. It's not that they're forgotten or anything, just that I thought that it would be a somewhat fitting ending that the Lamenters deserve. But they don't simply fade a way. I was going to have Sanguinius' son basically form an off shoot of the Blood Angels legion and dub them as the Lamenters in their honor.
I love how the Warhammer 40k Community, no matter what faction they're fans of, no matter who they're fighting for.. everyone universally feels bad for the lamenters and just want them to catch a break.
I don't know what is it, but it's so compelling to see a marine go from scout, devastator, assault, tactical and veteran. Even out living the chaplain who recruited them. To then die for what only could be said is a good death.
I swear, as depressing as it is to see the Lamenters getting kicked around every five minutes, it really does go to show what being unambiguously good does to you in the 41st/42nd millennium. Like, the Lamenters are WAY overdue for a rebellion, and yet they take a deep breath and just keep chugging along for Mankind whom they love so much. Really hammers home the grimdark in a nice neat package.
@@slayer6498 They were tricked into it, so much so that the fucking MINOTAURS understood this and decided to take them prisoner instead of wiping them out.
"It is not the descent toward the shadow nor the rise toward the light that makes us superior. It is the endless struggle between the two that greatness of character lies. We are tested, and we do not break. We will never fall!" -Sanguinius
Memes aside, this is quite a good narrative piece for its brief duration. You can perfectly understand the grimness of war represented in the main character's loss of hope and psicological deterioration, and you can absolutely feel that last spark life and willness to give it all for one child.
The Lamenters truly personify the indomitable human spirit. For no matter how much they suffer, they will always willingly sacrifice of themselves to protect the innocent. We should all strive to be as they are, and be ready to lay down our own lives to ensure others may live to see a better tomorrow.
@mordredpendragon1235 I think the difference is that the Salamanders don't have the entire universe out to get them. While they are certainly up there, they are respected and have had much less calamity misfortune upon them. Meanwhile the Lamentors have received more damage by the imperium than anyone else but still goes strong spirit wise. While their attitudes towards human life is the same, the struggle of what they've gone through isn't quiet the same as far as I understand.
This is so far your best work on this channel. Lore-accurate, a little comedian, tragic and epic. Liking most of your uploads, but this is clearly higher class of content
1:47 God this is the reason why I wrote a fanfic just for them. Literally falling into madness just to save one more civilian, one more child. If that is not a hero, I don't know what is.
Lamenters: Getting rekt and taking heavy losses with no hope Also Lamenters: Sees one civilian in danger, proceed to show off john wick level of skill to save them.
I like when the lamenters opted out of Dante's call to all blood angels successor chapters to safeguard Baal against hivefleet Leviathan. They probably got flak and snide comments from the other chapters about it, but it was to ensure the battle didn't go awry on account of their supernaturally bad luck. And considering how the devastation of baal went without them, it's a good thing they opted out. The blood angels almost went extinct and a LOT of successor chapters did go extinct.
No they had to fight another hive fleet on their own. Man compared to leviathan where most blood angel chapters had to fight. Kraken had to fight only the lamenters
1:50 this was probably the lamenter’s bottled up emotions releasing and him just saying “fuck it” he had served for four hundred years and saw so much pain and loss of many of his brothers under an imperium and world that just seemed to hate his chapter seeing a screaming about to be eaten child sorta just pushed the lamenter over the edge
@@fumarc4501fun fact: the lamenter's don't go into the black rage as often as others but when they do it's fucking horrifying, like I fully headcannon the first time another blood angel saw a lamenter go into the black rage they just threw up, also I believe their chapter master has actually came back from the black rage multiple times
I say it is not luck that is against them For terrible luck would have seen the chapter die out soon after their founding. No, I think that the Lamenters attract Tragedy, rather than bad luck. Everything they have gone through is but one tragic event after another. But at the same time, they are like that because of their nobility and care for those the universe would grind into pulp.
I want The Lamenters to be given the ability to enter and exit the Black Rage at will for a power-up in lore as a reward for all the shit they've dealt with
0:40 It is now my head canon the Minotaurs do the spartan “war grunt” constantly while in battle cause that would be awesome in the 40k setting for space Spartans to do that
It made me cry tears of pride. Sanguinius would be proud of these sons of his, maybe even more so than the main Blood Angels and the rest of their successors. For they embody what he wanted the Blood Angels to be.
Having watched this multiple times now, when looking at that whole video that ending part feels a little like the lamenter veteran's trauma has finally caught up with him, as he looks around at the all too familiar carnage with a tired gaze, his attention is suddenly taken by the scream of an innocent, an innocent like many of the same who die pointlessly in this galaxy, every. single. day. But not today, she will not die this day, today no one dies pointlessly, and so he cries as his final words, a determined phrase free of lament. For those we cherish, we die in glory.
"Emperor...Sanguinius...We try our best! We save your people! We Stand by you, we love you! So please, answer...WHAT HAVE WE DONE TO DESERVE THIS FATE!?"
The sad yet gloriously noble fact is that this will be a cycle, That brave Lamenter serving as an inspiration will inspire that child to follow in his footsteps eventually giving his life in the same way he did. Except it's not a cycle of hate, it's a cycle of love, stoicism, and sacrifice for those that need you to be there. Bless the Lamenters, God Emperor rest their brave souls
@mordredpendragon1235 but the lamenters had only one chapter to treat them as people and they make sure that they didn't cause any deaths as much as possible.
Well, you did better than me. I actually cried at that, because when you know all of what they've been through, it brings tears, not of sadness, but pride to your eyes.
The moment Black Rage hit i was "and a glorious death to you brother u earned it", Sangunius is proud of u and all of ur chapter. For those we cherish, we die in glory o7.
Legend has it why Tyrannids haven't devour this whole galaxy is because one of their fleet ate a Lamenter space marine ,and now they're cursed the same way their dinner have been.
I actually cried at the end part. Because if you know what they've gone through, it'll make you tear up from pride of how they've stayed loyal despite it all. Sanguinius would be truly proud of these sons of his, maybe even more so than the main Blood Angels and their successors.
Everyone’s just sleeping on the fact that the Lamenters are one of the most badass chapters. They aren’t just good bois. They aren’t just “cursed” They have survived horrors that have ended dozens of chapters before them, and that’s with the imperium and fate itself working against them. And they are still fighting for humanity, where other chapters faced with the same perils and betrayals would have fallen into total despair and joined chaos. They are resilience personified.
I love the tiny details changing on him. Right from starting as a Devestator (because he just finished neophyte training), to assault, to tactical, plus the studs on his head. I have to keep rewatching it to find more details!
What is surprising is that nowadays they are still in service, of course they are now primaris, but it is necessary for them, they are very good warriors and humans, they deserve the best, the poor Lamenters deserve the best.
I know this is a joke but my god is it great it really shows the shit they’ve gone through yet in the end they still do their best and even though they may die they’re gonna do so fighting for humanity.
I've watched this four times now, twice on the first then one the two following days. The idea of the Lamenter's courage to keep getting up and trudging is inspiring. Need official 40k media created sometime, until then I enjoy things like these.
The attention to detail as video goes on the service studs keep updating with each event. Bravo man. I watch your Cadia video literally every morning when I poop.
All them space marine chapters that try to stand out by being the most brutal, the most ruthless, the most honorable, etc, all fall by the wayside, completely interchangeable.
But the Lamenters, and the Salamanders, ACTUALLY manage to stand out by being the (relatively) kindest chapters, by being the only chapters who put their love for humanity before their hatred for everything else.
It helps both chapters have fairly unique characteristic going for them, with the Salamanders being pyromaniacs and the Lamenters being EXTRA cursed.
At least the Lamenters don’t set eldar children on fire * cough * VULKAN
@@Logan-il1rw "love for humanity". Not "love for FILTHY XENOS".
@@beans3924 ah yes, forgive me, I shall now seek out the nearest inquisitor for “reeducation”.
The crushing horror I experience when I have to fight a Lamenter who has survived 1000 years.
And then he starts screaming “Horus!” …. 😱
@@UGNAvalon everybody gangsta until one of sanguinius' sons armor turns black.
@@UGNAvalonso funny they already cured black rage and Red thirst in exchange for an worst luck ever haved.
@@strix501 Unluckily they both popped back up with the primaris iirc, adding that to the bad luck
@@FerionX the last way to counter it, is to make them adopted by Ultramarine or Vulkan.
*"I STAY! NOT BECAUSE I KNOW I CAN WIN - BUT BECAUSE IT IS RIGHT!"*
*Primarch Sanguinius at the Eternity Gate during the Siege of Terra.*
Lamenters: "AND WE TOOK THAT TO HEART"
That lamenter survived 400 years of service. He is a true and noble son of sanguinius.
Them getting betrayed by the mortifactors during the 9th black crusade actually happened in 537 m38 so this poor guy was fighting for about 3,500 years or more
@@LAV-III Yeah timeline is heavily condensed for convenience here lmao
@@dogehammerfortykay Makes sense in seeing that you spent so long in making this.
@@dogehammerfortykay should have been a 400 year long video showing every single second of this marine’s life. Smh, slacking
@@parytheplatipus has great grandchildren simply so they can finish watching the story of the lamenters
Lamenter: "Why do I keep doing this!?"
*Sees someone who needs help*
Lamenter: "Oh right, that's why."
the spidermen of space marines
Lamenter: ''It's hero time.''
*"FOR THOSE WE CHERISH, WE DIE IN GLORY!"*
The emperor’s angels indeed
Probably how Sanguinius felt at the end when he had to hold the last wall.
Just remember that far more successful, well funded and well respected Astartes chapter have betrayed the Imperium and fallen to Chaos for far less.
The Lamenters have successfully resisted every attempt to corrupt them that Chaos has thrown at them. While lesser chapters were seduced by promises of power and pleasure, or even the ending of chronic pain, not even endlessly grinding the Lamenters to extinction multiple times over has Chaos been able to break their resolve.
Any other Astartes chapter would have fallen a long time ago if they had been subject to even half of what the Lamenters have faced. When the universe demands nihilism, the Lamenters have chosen hope, even with all the pain hope carries with it.
These are the guys who were stuck in the warp for 100 years and still didn't fall to them.
True sons of the Angel himself!
As far as I'm aware, no Chapter has faced even a fraction of the hardships of the Lamenters and remained loyal.
The truest sons of the Emperor's Angel.
See this is why people should play Lamenters on the tabletop- if you lose, it's lore-accurate. If you win, it's a win for the Lamenters!
You had me in the first half. But the second part reads like an oxymoron to me.
If wasn't for that god damned herarldry paldron...
When the dice abandon you, thats just reality making sure your faction rules match the lore. ...Honestly, their faction trait should be 'your opponent can make you re-roll a hit, wound or saving throw every phase.'
Same with the orks if you lose it’s a good fight if you win it was a good fight
@@ericboone7135 huh never knew that
If GW decides to bring Vulkan back, I say the first thing he does is hug the entirety of the Lamenters chapter.
@@YatzeeWillWearAGreenHat from what I can find, there is confirmation that TWDON are still fighting.
@@YatzeeWillWearAGreenHat
Let me guess.
They killed off the Lemanters.
@@JerichoYeet again
@@custodianguardofthemagyari216
Man, they really can't catch a break, do they?
Actually, everyone in the 40K but still.
@@YatzeeWillWearAGreenHat no it isnt
The Lamenters can be summarized by one sentence: "I didn't hear no bell" and that's why they are one of the most commendable chapters in the entirety of the Imperium.
the masculine urge to hold the front line while being hopelessly outnumbered just so the lil uns can escape
Very true.
Amen
Simple as
Yessir
This sounds like something a salamander would say
The Lamenters are unironically the most admirable and noble space marine chapter: always enduring hardships, yet nevertheless stalwart in their duty not just to their God Emperor, but also to humanity as a whole. They, alongside the Salamanders, Crimson Fists, Ultramarines, and Raven Guard, may be the most heroic chapter in the entire Imperium.
Don't forget the Space Wolves. The furries squared up against the Inquisition itself over their treatment of the First War of Armageddon's survivors.
I wouldn't count the Ultramarines as heroic, but honestly, i don't know enough about them to pass judgement. Still, i believe the Raven Guard, with their focus of personal liberty and hate of tyranny and enslavement stay more high on the moral chart than the Ultramarines, and they went more than once above the call of duty for civilians.
@@giacomoromano8842and their daddy bullies the word bearers dad in the warp to this day, making sure that nerd brother of the raven bothers no one in person ever more.
One of only two non first founding chapters that i can think of that care for civvies
don't forget the celestial lions
I changed my mind, they should have used a Lamenters' Assault Marine as the playable character in Boltgun.
Any chapter would be fine as long as it isn't ultramarines- why GW loves ultramarines so much is beyond me. Heck, just let players pick the colors of their marine and keep the story a bit ambiguous.
@@jesusojeda7850Choosing your color scheme for simpler plot games would be glorious. I would also like to one day play with a aspect eldar in any singleplayer game.
@@jesusojeda7850 the ultramarines are the main characters of the setting at this point. Everything else just exists to build them up, and its infuriating.
"The Ward Era is over" my ass.
@@jesusojeda7850it would be cool if you could of chose your chapter.and maybe cause of the choice you would have different dialogue. Keep the main story the same but let fans play the chapters they want
@@tiffanywyatt5137 The second there's a game I can play the Lamentors I'm dropping everything for it.
Guillyman: I will double your Chaptersize with new Primaris! - Lamenter: I get 5 new Brothers? *sobs of joy*
Guilliman: You know what, just for you, I’ll give you 995 new brothers. Bring your chapter back to full strength.
@@TheAKgunner Then it's just a completely different Chapter by that point. They'd just have the same paint scheme, and little else.
@@benjamintherogue2421oh don't worry, the rage is still there. There sons will be madder, and stronger, than ever
@@floricel_112 lamenters don't have black rage
@@LangravioShosh
You don't need the black rage to be sick of the universe's shit.
That's why I love the Lamenters.
All the pain.
All the misery.
All the crap the universe throws at them.
And they still keep fighting for the people who may not even believe in them.
Because that's what heroes do.
Because that's what Sanguinius would do.
Somewhere in the warp Sanguinius is shedding a single, manly tear for his yellow armoured sons.
This comment actually made me tear up, because it's so damn true when listening to this video, especially near the end.
The Lamenters are are not only one of the noblest chapters of space marines, but the fact that they're willing to stay so loyal after all the crap they've had to put up with is awe inspiring.
I honestly do wish that they wouldn't just suffer from what seems like stupid writing, but just be willing to defend the people of the Imperium more often than almost any other chapter.
I love them too!! Better chapter ever! ♥️
This made me tear up a little
@@sirrickus003
Don't feel bad, it made me cry as well.
But it was tears of pride.
I love how Robby G felt so bad for the lamenters he immediately ended their penitent crusade and filled their ranks back to full with Primaris marines. Granted now they’re like 95% primaris reinforcements sooo a little close there Rob
When Rowboat Gorrillaman found the lamenters they were (last 130 of them or so) trying to hold back an entire hive fleet (and kinda succeeding at that) so that the evacuation of the cvillians from the system can be completed. He was impressed by their bravery. Then he found about all the things that happen to them and finished their crusade. If I remembering this right the Lamenters try to refuse the end of their penance but R.G. gave a direct order. On an other not Primaris from the blood Angels line started without Black Rage or Red Thirst just like Lamenters. And both of them returned a while later again just like the Lamenters. These guys cant catch a break.
@@ardagenc6842 At the start you made me think I had dyslexia.
@@ardagenc6842 "On an other not Primaris from the blood Angels line started without Black Rage or Red Thirst just like Lamenters. "
...what?
@@DarkDraconX1 Rowboat Gorrillman.
Bobby G.
Grandpapa smurf.
Reboot Girlyman.
@@Blundabus1337 At first Primaris marines did not have the flaws of the Blood Angels. Gabriel Seth (Master of the Flesh Tearers) said they are not Blood Angels they are Ultramarines in red. Then in time Primaris started to fall to the flaws to. All the descendants of the Blood Angels were sad about it, well all except Seth. He thinks these flaws have made them closer to their primarch.
I love the lamenters. To go against the uncaring universe and stay human is insane
space marines have deepthroated the sweet succulent nipple of chaos for much... MUCH FUCKING LESS than what the lamenters go through in a single year
Because it's what Sanguinius do.
I wouldn't exactly call space marines human.
@@michaelliimatta5463 would you call yourself human?
@@evangelinenotarte5224 .....yeah?
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” - G. K. Chesterton
Yet another saying the Lamenters embody.
THE GOAT
Inquisitor: Why are you risking your lives for these expendable hive workers???
Lamenters: Because the Emperor didn't stutter.
Lamenters: Because to us these people are each worth a dozen of you.
Moves threateningly closer
Lamenters: And if any of them get killed after the evacuation... we know exactly who to blame.
@@wouterkessel4852 Orc Snipers?
@@aethertech no, that will be the cause of death written on the inquisitors death certificate
Pretty sure the Salamanders and Ultramarines(Calgar did anyway) felt the same way.
Truely they are worthy of the title "Defenders of Humanity".
“I can sense it…Your afraid? Hahaha! A Space Marine cowering in the face of death!”
“I am not fearful for myself Traitor. I fear for those I am sworn to protect, and so long as I yet draw breath you shall not harm them.“
“You stand as a god amongst them! Why lay down your life for those weak helpless fools!? Why die for these weak pathetic mortals!?”
“…For those we cherish, we die in glory.”
*chainsword roars to life*
Someone's watched some of A Vox in the Void's Lamenter videos.
I see you're a man of culture too.
@@chubbyninja89 uuuuuh…idk what that is but I’d like to know more
A Vox in the Void is a great channel that hosts great 40k fan fiction. So far he's narrated three Lamenters stories: 'Don’t Go,' 'No Good Deed' and 'Shame'
@@thewolfpoet
Yeah. He is pretty awesome.
Don't Go and No Good Deed are great, but Shame is just plain sad.
I mean, I get it's 40k and all, but holy crap.
Any Space Marine before the Horus Heresy: DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I SACRIFICED?!
That girl the Lamenter chad saved ends up becoming a Sister of Battle and then ends up paying back the favor to a Lamenter by giving the poor guy a break lol.
That's how much he inspired her.
Our she became a wife and mother, telling story about the Lamenter who saved her, Immortaling him.
That how legends are born.
@@Sebek031
That could work too.
@@Sebek031 A wife, a mother, a sister, a soldier, it matters not. His immortality lies with his actions of heroicism, not with their remembrance. The fact that they live at all is a testament to the glory of the Lamenters, and a reminder that even in the Imperium true heroes yet still stand.
На самом деле она оказалась заражена вирусом генокрада и в итоге её спасение привело к падению планеты.
"For those we cherish, we die in glory."
That is a battle cry I would feel proud to die by.
Same.
Even after all that, they're still standing, what an incredible chapter.
The lamenters are still around???
I thought the only remaining lamenter was a dreadnought.
@@StrokeSkull They"d probably be revived as a primaris chapter
@@StrokeSkull they got primaris reinforcements recently if i remembered correctly.
@@wither5673 good for them... or not
@@StrokeSkull thats the best part: the dreadnaught believes that, and has no info about the surviving Lamenters.
I love how his loyalty and sacrifice inspired the next generation
Exactly!
If they even live long enough
@@mordredpendragon1235 I like to believe that little girl might become a general in the Militarum or a Xenos inquisitor dedicated to wiping those FILTHY BUGS off the face of the galaxy, inspired by that one marine's sacrifice.
@@chaosgrunt9554 Or became an Adepta Soror...
@@chaosgrunt9554hopefully
The last thing the Lamenter sees isn't the Tyranids mauling him, nor is it his comrades dying around him.
It's the visage of a golden clad angel extending his hand. As the carnage of noise fades away, he hears a voice.
"You did good, son. I'm proud of you."
NOT AN OUNCE OF REGRET, IM OVERWHELMED WITH PRIDE. AND TO MY DEFIANT SHOUT, A FINAL TWENTY REPLY; BUT WE'LL PROUDLY CARRY ON UNTIL THE TIME THAT WE DIE
Those aren't tears in my eyes... it's dusty in here.
swear i'm not crying
@@Lamenter_of_the_9th_CompanyTHOUGH THEY TAKE OUR LIVES FROM US, THEY CANNOT TAKE THE LIGHT FROM US!!
FOR THOSE WE CHERISH, WE DIE IN GLORY!!
@@TheAKgunner FOR THOSE WE CHERISH WO OH OHHH WE DIE IN GLORYYYYYY
The Lamenters. A chapter cursed with misfortune. Incomprehensible horrors beyond imagination have met at their tip of the chainswords. Lesser chapters would turn traitor but not the Lamenters, never the Lamenters. For they are the prime example of astartes, Forever loyal and willing to sacrifice to protect the imperium and her citizens from the dangers of the galaxy. If i dare say so, they are genuine angels of The Emperor.
Almost no statement could be truer when regarding these noblest of sons of Sanguinius.
Their gene father would be truly proud of them, maybe even more so than the rest of the Blood Angels combined.
"For those we cherish, we die in Glory."
They are my Bulwark against the Terror - Man Emperor, M31
Congratulations, you have shown more love to the Lamenters than GW.
love the detail of the lamenter’s service studs increasing going up. Man’s been at it for centuries!
Also, his first mission is as a devastator, second as an assault marine, and the rest as a tactical marine.
That second half actually made me tear up a little.
Sanguinius would truly be proud of these sons of his. I would dare to say that he'd be more proud of them than even the main Blood Angels chapter.
For they are truly everything that he wanted the Blood Angels to be.
In the face of everything a spiteful universe can throw at them, the Lamenters remain loyal to the people of the Imperium. Their Gene-Father is most certainly proud of them.
@@TheAKgunner
You're damn right!
@@chubbyninja89I personally think Sanguinius will return. And when he does, he will fall to his knees before the Lamenters, tears flowing freely from his eyes, as he tells them that he saw everything they’ve done for those they cherish. Hanging his head, he will tell them he is unworthy to stand in their presence of his noblest sons. The Lamenters will, of course, rush to assure their Gene-Father that they, in fact, are not worthy to stand in his presence.
I can’t imagine where this will end.
@@TheAKgunner
I don't know, I think it would turn out alright.
I was actually working on a 40k fanfic story which part of it is that the Lamenters somehow got hurled back in time to the days of the Heresy, and while they don't play the biggest of big roles, they do help where they can and things ultimately turn out far better than in canon.
Now, I will say that I was going to have had some rather non canon things happen, one of which was that a few of the primarchs ended up having children, through various means. And the long and short of Sanguinius' kids if that he has a older pair of twins and a younger daughter, and the Lamenters are allowed to basically be the bodyguards of the older son.
I was thinking about maybe having the Lamenters' end be more bittersweet than outright tragic, with them helping in their small way during the Siege of Terra, but sadly, becasue they helped change such major events in the past, they start to dissolve into energy or something like that, and they thank both Sanguinius and his son for helping them to finally feel worthy of being sons of Sanguinius and that they can finally rest in peace.
It's not that they're forgotten or anything, just that I thought that it would be a somewhat fitting ending that the Lamenters deserve. But they don't simply fade a way.
I was going to have Sanguinius' son basically form an off shoot of the Blood Angels legion and dub them as the Lamenters in their honor.
@@chubbyninja89 Sounds like an interesting read.
I love how the Warhammer 40k Community, no matter what faction they're fans of, no matter who they're fighting for.. everyone universally feels bad for the lamenters and just want them to catch a break.
Because they deserve one
I don't know what is it, but it's so compelling to see a marine go from scout, devastator, assault, tactical and veteran. Even out living the chaplain who recruited them. To then die for what only could be said is a good death.
The legend could've stopped at 1:30, but he went extra mile to show that DESPITE it all, they are LEGENDARY chapter. 40 000+ likes for that one
Choas, Traitors, Xeno, Tyranid, and the Imperium: Why won't you die!
Lemanters: *REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*
I swear, as depressing as it is to see the Lamenters getting kicked around every five minutes, it really does go to show what being unambiguously good does to you in the 41st/42nd millennium. Like, the Lamenters are WAY overdue for a rebellion, and yet they take a deep breath and just keep chugging along for Mankind whom they love so much.
Really hammers home the grimdark in a nice neat package.
They did do a rebellion during the Badab War and it didnt end so well for them.
@@slayer6498 They got tricked into doing so, and miraculously enough, the higher ups understood this and proceeded to NOT wipepout the survivors.
@@slayer6498 They were tricked into it, so much so that the fucking MINOTAURS understood this and decided to take them prisoner instead of wiping them out.
@@TheNapster153 Mercy in 40k, HERESY.
@@slayer6498 I wouldn't call what the High Council decreed for the Lamenters as 'mercy'....
Even as a comedy this still bring forth the spirit that make the Lamenters great. Love how the fans make 40k so epic.
Agreed wholeheartedly.
As a dedicated Lamenter player, I approve this message. Despite what they go through, they never give up in service of the common people.
And these guys are still one of the most loyal and best guys even with all the shit they take
The kid he rescued at the end looking back as the gate closed and not being scared makes me think he's a future aspirant.
I come back to this every time I'm feeling down because it reminds me "for those me cherish we die in glory::
We need to get Sanquinius resurected, just so he can go to Lamenters and say: Im f*cking proud of you, my sons!
Agreed.
They’ve still managed to survive this long, regardless of their horrible luck.
A long and horrifying luck
Most of them died to Tyranids, they survived just enough to get Primaris reinforcements.
It's because of this, they didn't accept Dante's request in defense of Baal, they were fighting a hive fleet themselves.
"It is not the descent toward the shadow nor the rise toward the light that makes us superior. It is the endless struggle between the two that greatness of character lies. We are tested, and we do not break. We will never fall!"
-Sanguinius
Memes aside, this is quite a good narrative piece for its brief duration. You can perfectly understand the grimness of war represented in the main character's loss of hope and psicological deterioration, and you can absolutely feel that last spark life and willness to give it all for one child.
0:53 how is it that you do a better job of portraying how eldar and banshees fight than like 99% of all other 40k content
This is the same guy who managed to make very solid depiction of Custodes combat. I'm not surprised.
I bet that he made madness combat animations I've only seen combats in flash animations this fluid from madness combat and it's fan animation
Bro I really love that bit. It's flows so smoothly and shows the agility Aeldar are really known for
I just noticed on my third watch as we follow this lamenter, he starts getting studs on his head to signify his service. Really nice touch.
400 years of bullshit he went through. And it was 400 years well spent. Doing what Papa Sang wanted.
Unironically made me love the lamenters chapter now.
The Lamenters truly personify the indomitable human spirit. For no matter how much they suffer, they will always willingly sacrifice of themselves to protect the innocent. We should all strive to be as they are, and be ready to lay down our own lives to ensure others may live to see a better tomorrow.
And the Salamanders
@mordredpendragon1235 I think the difference is that the Salamanders don't have the entire universe out to get them. While they are certainly up there, they are respected and have had much less calamity misfortune upon them.
Meanwhile the Lamentors have received more damage by the imperium than anyone else but still goes strong spirit wise.
While their attitudes towards human life is the same, the struggle of what they've gone through isn't quiet the same as far as I understand.
The fallen shall be forever remembered as the Emperor's finest. Good job Dogehammer, this was well worth the wait!
*Asmodai seething in the corner gripping his crozius* *muffled fallen interrogation sounds*
0:59 a Guardsman asking for hope? His biggest mistake since living long enough to ask for hope.
Just As Planned! Nyhehehehe
I'd like to think that Dreadnought with the plasma cannon is the Hellblaster Marine that overcooked his gun
And you know he fell from overcharging his plasma cannon, just that one last time
That clutch at the end was *glorious* ! A true tribute to all the fallen brothers.
Lamenters are a true example of what being a Blood Angel is, truly sons of the angel.
This is so far your best work on this channel. Lore-accurate, a little comedian, tragic and epic. Liking most of your uploads, but this is clearly higher class of content
1:47 God this is the reason why I wrote a fanfic just for them. Literally falling into madness just to save one more civilian, one more child. If that is not a hero, I don't know what is.
I'm curious, can I have a link?
Same
im with the others link please
Lord, let me help one more
Finally, after a long time! It was worth the wait!.. Poor Lamenters…. They deserved much better than all the crap they’ve been put through.
Lamenters: Getting rekt and taking heavy losses with no hope
Also Lamenters: Sees one civilian in danger, proceed to show off john wick level of skill to save them.
Lamenter: "Becouse the Emperor did not stutter"
The first part 😏
The second part 😭
Damn man, that was a lot of moving parts. Absolutely stunning job!
Yeah, I cried at the second part as well.
This is the first time ive ever seen the lamenters portrayed as badass. A very welcome change
I like when the lamenters opted out of Dante's call to all blood angels successor chapters to safeguard Baal against hivefleet Leviathan. They probably got flak and snide comments from the other chapters about it, but it was to ensure the battle didn't go awry on account of their supernaturally bad luck. And considering how the devastation of baal went without them, it's a good thing they opted out. The blood angels almost went extinct and a LOT of successor chapters did go extinct.
No they had to fight another hive fleet on their own. Man compared to leviathan where most blood angel chapters had to fight. Kraken had to fight only the lamenters
Dante: Come and reinforce Baal
Lamenters (fighting a hive fleet): We're a little busy this time
*This is great y'all, but do we all agree that the lamenter fighting while the dead don't die by shinedown is absolutely gorgeous?*
1:50 this was probably the lamenter’s bottled up emotions releasing and him just saying “fuck it” he had served for four hundred years and saw so much pain and loss of many of his brothers under an imperium and world that just seemed to hate his chapter seeing a screaming about to be eaten child sorta just pushed the lamenter over the edge
With the intensity of the Black Rage, but tempered by hearts that still beats for humanity.
@@fumarc4501fun fact: the lamenter's don't go into the black rage as often as others but when they do it's fucking horrifying, like I fully headcannon the first time another blood angel saw a lamenter go into the black rage they just threw up, also I believe their chapter master has actually came back from the black rage multiple times
@@theenderdestruction2362 I'm pretty sure they also off themselves in the Black rage before they can become a threat to their brothers or civilians.
Despite the adversities, he always fought for mankind, a true honorable warrior
I say it is not luck that is against them
For terrible luck would have seen the chapter die out soon after their founding.
No, I think that the Lamenters attract Tragedy, rather than bad luck.
Everything they have gone through is but one tragic event after another.
But at the same time, they are like that because of their nobility and care for those the universe would grind into pulp.
Honestly, for a chapter of absolute Heroes like this, Slaughterhouse III would be the biggest stain in their history
It's not a stain, they tried their best, but just didn't have enough to work with.
@@chubbyninja89 The other chapters would agree, but the Lamenters themselves wouldn't take it that way, hence them refusing the gift.
@@Edo_Ginting
Yeah.
It hit them hard.
I want The Lamenters to be given the ability to enter and exit the Black Rage at will for a power-up in lore as a reward for all the shit they've dealt with
Twist. Every use makes I a little harder to leave
Would love it
That would be awesome, but like someone else said, it should be harder to leave each time they use it.
Be nice to your local Lamenter, they've been living the Berserk experience for even longer than Guts has
0:40 It is now my head canon the Minotaurs do the spartan “war grunt” constantly while in battle cause that would be awesome in the 40k setting for space Spartans to do that
Damn. Last stands and heroic sacrifices always makes me sentimental.
Bro, the ending literally made me tear up. I need to go get some friends lol.
It made me cry tears of pride.
Sanguinius would be proud of these sons of his, maybe even more so than the main Blood Angels and the rest of their successors.
For they embody what he wanted the Blood Angels to be.
And somehow they’re still loyal. Pretty inspiring
Agreed.
This was the most metal thing I’ve ever seen. Goodest boys among his angels.
Having watched this multiple times now, when looking at that whole video that ending part feels a little like the lamenter veteran's trauma has finally caught up with him, as he looks around at the all too familiar carnage with a tired gaze, his attention is suddenly taken by the scream of an innocent, an innocent like many of the same who die pointlessly in this galaxy, every. single. day.
But not today, she will not die this day, today no one dies pointlessly, and so he cries as his final words, a determined phrase free of lament.
For those we cherish, we die in glory.
"Emperor...Sanguinius...We try our best! We save your people! We Stand by you, we love you! So please, answer...WHAT HAVE WE DONE TO DESERVE THIS FATE!?"
The sad yet gloriously noble fact is that this will be a cycle, That brave Lamenter serving as an inspiration will inspire that child to follow in his footsteps eventually giving his life in the same way he did. Except it's not a cycle of hate, it's a cycle of love, stoicism, and sacrifice for those that need you to be there. Bless the Lamenters, God Emperor rest their brave souls
1:40 that fucker refuses to die alone and even saves his battle brother. God he is so cool
Watching this again I just now notice the purple eyes cause they're Cadian guardsmen at 2:15. Dude really thought of everything
Im new to wh40k,whats with purple eyes? Only people from Cadia had them like Salamanders black skin?
@@pszenny4462 Cadia is/was located directly next to the Eye of Terror, which caused the Cadians to develop purple eyes
@@eruthor1884 Thank you
Hearing “Oh Hamburgers!!” As the Tyranids Zerg rush. I woke my wife up laughing so hard.
no other chapter has been fucked over as much as them and yet NONE OF THEM turned traitor (willingly, that one time dose not count they were tricked)
You can literally say about all Chaos Marines
@mordredpendragon1235 but the lamenters had only one chapter to treat them as people and they make sure that they didn't cause any deaths as much as possible.
At least he got to be heroic before the Red Terror showed up. Good bye brother, you beautiful unlucky bastard.
some of the best quality doge/ 40k memes i've laid eyes on. wonderful
Going nuts to save that child with the heavy chainsword was hilarious, badass, and heart warming all rolled in one.
Ah....what a masterpiece I will preserve it for my children if they ever get interested in 40K fandom.
Nearly cried at the end there, that was beautiful.
Well, you did better than me.
I actually cried at that, because when you know all of what they've been through, it brings tears, not of sadness, but pride to your eyes.
The moment Black Rage hit i was "and a glorious death to you brother u earned it", Sangunius is proud of u and all of ur chapter. For those we cherish, we die in glory o7.
Legend has it why Tyrannids haven't devour this whole galaxy is because one of their fleet ate a Lamenter space marine ,and now they're cursed the same way their dinner have been.
Damn I've never been more inspired by a doge marine before now. FOR SANGUINEOUS AND THE EMPEROR
FOR THOSE WE CHERISH, WE DIE IN GLORY!!
I actually cried at the end part.
Because if you know what they've gone through, it'll make you tear up from pride of how they've stayed loyal despite it all.
Sanguinius would be truly proud of these sons of his, maybe even more so than the main Blood Angels and their successors.
@@chubbyninja89 absolutely. A truly honorable chapter
@@skrunk409
Damn straight they are!
@@TheAKgunner YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAH
Everyone’s just sleeping on the fact that the Lamenters are one of the most badass chapters.
They aren’t just good bois.
They aren’t just “cursed”
They have survived horrors that have ended dozens of chapters before them, and that’s with the imperium and fate itself working against them.
And they are still fighting for humanity, where other chapters faced with the same perils and betrayals would have fallen into total despair and joined chaos.
They are resilience personified.
I love it. First he is in scout armour, then he is devastator, then becomes assault marine, then tactical.
The lamenters experience is basically the "indifferent cruelty of the universe vs the indomitable human spirit"
For Those we cherish, we die in glory.
There is a Lamenter dreadnought forever serving in the Deathwatch who believes that his chapter was completely destroyed
I love the tiny details changing on him. Right from starting as a Devestator (because he just finished neophyte training), to assault, to tactical, plus the studs on his head. I have to keep rewatching it to find more details!
Lamenters the epitome of Randy saying "I didnt hear no bell"
What is surprising is that nowadays they are still in service, of course they are now primaris, but it is necessary for them, they are very good warriors and humans, they deserve the best, the poor Lamenters deserve the best.
Sanguinius might have many sons but he has only one true legion left. The lamenters, stand for everything he believed in.
I know this is a joke but my god is it great it really shows the shit they’ve gone through yet in the end they still do their best and even though they may die they’re gonna do so fighting for humanity.
1:50 When the silent shy space marine gets pushed over the edge.
I've watched this four times now, twice on the first then one the two following days. The idea of the Lamenter's courage to keep getting up and trudging is inspiring. Need official 40k media created sometime, until then I enjoy things like these.
The purple eyes on the cadians was a nice touch
Hats off to the Aliens and Halo CE audio inserts. You are a man of culture .
The “haooooh” for the Badab Civil War was pretty well timed for the Minotaurs.
The attention to detail as video goes on the service studs keep updating with each event. Bravo man. I watch your Cadia video literally every morning when I poop.