Kristian Kristiansen no fans. We’re all just brothers in our fandom of Warhammer. Sorry. It’s a thing. If that’s ok, brother? :). Thank you for that too. I did love doing DA. :))
In the Grim darkness of the far future, you will feel feels like you've never feeled over an epic tank... Shut up, there's a lot of dust in the air, dammit.
Yep when you go thrue hell and back with your tank and it saves you life so many times its no shame to love it. I really have to give it to you Baldemort that storytelling was great.
People think I'm nuts but I know my motorbike has a machine spirit, she has kept me up when I should of died many a time, she's a good girl & can have all the clean oil she likes.
Agreed. I feel like it's one of the things that usually gets wrapped up in overplaying how miserable/grimderp things get. When it gets mentioned at all, The Machine Spirit is almost exclusively used to show that your tank will disobey you when you need it, that you need a nutjob on staff at all times to properly consecrate the oil, and that nobody knows how anything works. There's so much more to it, both in the big picture, and individual stories that just gets glossed over.
Damn. It's funny that this is the one time I've heard a story about Space Marines where I felt that they actually had a link to humanity. No superhuman tale of how amazing the marines are, it's a single display that deep down even the transhuman demigods are still human.
That opening said more about warriors, than it said about a machine, when you are in lands where friendship will only cause grief and weaken your soul, when your brothers fall..we are still human under all the grime and death, we still need to care, and be cared for.. I also spoke to my battle wagon when i served, it made sense, it still does..
That opening was one of the most heart wrenching things I've listened to. I really had to choke back tears, and if it lasted any longer I would have sobbed like that poor Marine. Bravo Baldermort...Bravo.
I completely relate to this video. During my Army career I was a vehicle commander for a Stryker ICV, and my driver and I would talk to it as if it had a machine spirit. I loved that Stryker, and when I became a squad leader I was lucky enough to keep it. For 6 years I spent nearly every day with her, and she kept me safe through two tours in Iraq. I'm getting choked up just thinking about her. Thank you Baldermort, this brought back a lot of great memories.
The marine's relationship with the Land Raider feels very authentically human, given the profound sentimentality toward their horses (and other animals) which real soldiers have often historically displayed. It does perhaps feel a little TOO human for an emotionally stunted post-human astartes, but I enjoyed it too much to care.
In my defence - he’s a blood angel. They appreciate beauty and tragedy like few others. That is my only defence. But marines are still human. Boil it all away and they should have layers other than revulsion and aggression. Camaraderie of Astartes is attested. That with his steed I felt no less important. Plus he’s mourning Baal and transferring a bit. :). thank for listening brother. ;).
This was basically me as a kid when my mum got a new car. She'd had the same ultra-reliable Ford from before I was born until I was 9 years old before a lorry hit it and insurance declared that it was cheaper to pay a lump sum towards a new car than repair that one. I literally resented the next car we had, even though it was nicer, more comfortable, had more leg room and was generally better in every way. It was the car after that which I accepted, grudgingly at first - it had heated seats and it's hard to stay cold towards a car that literally warms you (especially when it's your freezing backside in the middle of winter).
The Eternal Chronicler thank you, brother. Trying to spread our horizons a bit. See if things work. Still not very confident. Thanks for all your support. :).
I knew what the story would involve, before it was revealed to be a Land Raider. But still I wept. Because if I got it correct, the Land Raider self-activated, ran uncrewed into battle, and saved the lives of the Astartes captain and his men, before coaxing a Ork Battalion into her Troop Bay and vented her Plasma intakes within, destroying herself, and the entire Ork regiment. It's a touching story, and one that made me weep.
HenchmenNo616 if you join the yahoo group b&c archive they have plans/templates to scratch build land raiders as well as all other SM & IG vehicles, as well as all other 40k factions. And it won’t kill your wallet
You will love them. LR Crusaders are just fantastic. Not painted mine yet, as vids take too much time, but my LRC did some serious work and drew some serious fire for me the when I used her week before last. Magnificent beasts. :)
The music, the voice... The sheer feeling of a Marine being so vulnerable. It makes me imagine all the scene. In the dark future of the 41st mileniun, even the most hardened warriors have a soul.
I started watching for the lore but I keep coming back for the creative stories. They’re fast becoming my favorite parts of the videos. You have an amazing talent. The stories are immersive and I have to say this one actually gave me the feels. Keep up the great work, Sir.
Most heartfelt chronicle of a man and his car ever written. I like the emphasis that a vehicle so old can actually mean something to an asartes or person. That machine spirit makes all the difference and makes machines just a little bit human. Great video Brotha!
Man... I totally get it. One of my tours in Iraq was spent almost entirely in a humvee. We did almost everything in that thing. Ate in it, slept in it, fought from it And then two weeks from the end of our tour we hit an IED. We had some concussions, some shrapnel but we were ok. The humvee on the other hand, the engine and front left wheel were blown all over the road. Felt like watching your house burn down.
My favourite tidbit about the Land Raider and Land Speeder are that they were originally called *Land's* Raider and *Land's* Speeder. As in, designed by someone named Land and not a raider or speeder that happens to be on land.
I equate it to a horse as well. But dog came out as I like them better. If I had a tank that had literally woken up and driven itself to help me out of a pinch, I would wail like a banshee if it were melted in front of me. :(
Seriously man, this quality of narration is batshit good and put most professional Hollywood stuff to shame! Narrative, phrasing, voice, quality... everything! Thank you!
I think I got lucky on that one. But trying Dark Angels or Word Bearers might help. I consider them some of my better pieces. Its been a steep learning curve, but I think we are finally getting near where I want us to be sound wise. Visuals are next (said he, weeping into his keyboard at the time it takes to learn new computer programs) But we are getting there. Thank you for your intensely graious and kind words, Brother Welinder. :)
Baldermort's Guide to Warhammer With dice you can get lucky, this is effort only! (And maybe the Emperor’s blessing) No need to be excessively humble ;)
Inquisitor Jacknife they have a sale on at Delta Furniture Solaris. - On a regular basis. It suits them. (Used to get chapter serfs to do them, but they stuffed them with Servitors. Useless. :).
Lol. I am shelving my marines as I type. Just for a while. But I loved those raiders. All of it - new and old. Marines are just magnificent. But it’s back to the pointy dimension for me for tomorrow. Unless you want to go all heresy and kick off?
when i heard the opening i was like "this must be about a female warriors, a loved one, or someone worthy enough to fight next to the blood angels" ..well technically i was correct in all the areas? :3
Thank you for the kind word, MK. I hope you do not think I am being impertinent when I say I am glad you recovered from your injury and found a fantastic new career for yourself while convalescing. Silver lining much, eh? Also, congratulations on your martial displays. Impressive. How is it going now? The last I heard you were off from your full-time work to invest more time in your on-line career? Your numbers and productivity seem to be healthily reacting. Feel free to ignore the question if it is too obtuse. :) Good luck out there fellow Lore peddler. I hope your microphone stays static and your creativity flows like a river. :)
This is some genuinely good writing and narrating. You captured the essence of what space marine tanks are supposed to be. Lauded, celebrated machines with their own spirit and attitude. Something that BL seems to forget when marine tanks appear in their novels.
Lewis Stonier well, there’s a lot of presssure in the BL guys I guess. I can just do whatever as a fan as I get kind feedback instead of rotten vegetables. Writing is a rough gig these days with criticism so immediate due to the net. I feel for them. But I don’t always agree with their ‘take’. But they’re the experts I guess. ;).
@@baldermort Makes sense, I just feel that sometimes they forget their own lore. I understand they have this massive universe and it must be very hard to make sure everything is in place. Books like the old space wolves trilogy and the early gaunts books seemed to have the right level of balance. I have stopped reading most of the newer books BL releases but thats due to a lack of time to read more than anything.
I’ve been watching your videos for about a week now, and of all the years of watching videos on RUclips have I even been so affected. This made me want to charge the front line to avenge her. Thank you for making this.
Freaking love Land Raiders! My favourite story tidbit concerns a Land Raider that was thought lost, blasted into an inland sea. Although it took hundreds of years it gradually crawled it's way back through the muck and mire at the bottom of the water, preserving its energy reserves just enough to slowly, so so slowly, creep it's way back on land. And it made it! Once it reached the shallows it had just enough gumption left to send out a signal that was picked up and eventually it was reunited with its chapter. Glorious!
thank you for listening brother. But aye, its a strong one. I may be wrong, but I like to see them as gaining a tiny bit more personality each century. Not cognition, nor sentience, just more personality. Probably wrong, but I am an odd romantic at heart. :)
I never understood the Machine Spirit, but this makes me realize that the men and women of the Imperium are connected to their machine spirits like a man and a loyal dog. That makes me understand the pain they go through when they lose a great machine. This made me cry and I do believe I’ve needed this. And the Tau call them savages and the Eldar call them primitive! This is why I love the Imperium! Thank you Brother Baldemort you show us what we do not see from the usual perspective.
ooh come on I was just going to put on some highlights and started crying, so much feel , you are a great narrator sir ,Land Raiders are my absolute favorite 40K tank
I am sorry to have disrupted your highlighting brother! But sometimes its good to have a bit of a release. We chaps don't get many avenues, eh? Landraiders. Only an ATAT as the same iconic feel, or an Imperial Star Destroyer. Nothing else. Nothing. Maybe Galactica. But then I really am showing my age then. :) Thanks for listening, brother. I hope the paint brushes are obeying. :)
The Captain's helmet was red as he was thinking about his Land Raider? Fnar! 😁 I have a feeling that would be frowned upon, even in the Astartes. Just don't inspect the exhaust pipe! Thank you once again for a dramatic, emotional and above all humanising take. It's so easy to forget about the machine spirits except as a game mechanic, it's one of the parts of the lore that's so divorced from our own time.
Wonderful stuff. Your beautiful focus on the relationships and how they are not straightforward, and the human impact for the 40k world for me, really sets your work out. This was exceptional, and I loved it. Like the salamanders one, this will be listened to many times
These audio dramas are top notch and only getting better! Love the channel. Also I can't explain it but for some reason your voice just puts the image of Malcolm McDowell in my head, you have that same cunning villain quality.
I am trying my best to improve, so thank you for all of the encouragement. Phew. Always worried I have dropped the ball, gone too far or hammed it up. No background in this, so its a bit daunting. Thank you also for that huge compliment. McDowell is a phenomenon. Just amazing in everything he is in. I only wish I had a tenth of his talent. :)
Rest In Piece by the Emperor's side noble Land Raider ;_;7 I loved this video, the Vehicles are a huge part of why I got into the game. I am looking forward to the future videos about guard tanks!
Loved the short story at the beginning mate. I think they're the best part of the videos to be honest. I own at least 7 of these beasts and a spartan assault tank to head them. In the 5th edition codex of the blood Angel's, I'd load them up with terminators and deep strike 3 into the rear of the enemy. Sometimes it went horribly wrong and the scatter dice would drop them back, or worse on to impassible terrain or the enemy (killing them outright), or dropping them and disgorging a minimum of 15 hungry terminators ready for blood. How I miss the fun of those games. Thanks Bodermort!
I didn't see the title of the video and cried at the beginning when I thought it was an actual women he loved that had died in battle. When I realized it was a Landraider I cried harder.
Oh my god that was amazing. I love your videos. I just found this channel the other day. It is easily one of the best 40K channels i've seen. I really love the openings, I've read a ton of 40K novels. I love your voice and style. So glad I've found this channel.
@@baldermort Yeah I think it was 6th, when they use to reduce the AV by one with each 4+ they rolled, It was fun destroying an AV tank with a strength 3 Necron pet
Ah brother Baldemort. I remember, how my beloved first tank met her end. It wasn't at the hands of an enemy... It was because of the negligence of someone I thought a friend.
Another good intro story. I love how you really captured the love the space marines have for their land Raiders. Sadly though, I'm not that into the land raider as I am more of a star wars clone wars vehicle kind of guy. My most favorite sci-fi vehicle ever is hands down the ATTE. Now that vehicle is a dog.
Ahhh. The poor sad Blood Angel. Hope his broken heart doesn't ruin his appetite for human flesh. 😆 Nice video. Looking forward to more in depth ones. And if the little Blood Angel is still upset then I'm sure the sons of Curze could find ways to take his mind off of it. One cut at a time.
The comparison of a Land Raider to a dog hurt me emotionally a lot more than it should have, given that I play Space Wolves I have a Land Raider that I call 'Blackmanes Fury' as within the chapters lore the Iron Priests see the machine spirits of the chapters vehicles as children of the Iron Wolf and take special care to essentially feed the Land Raiders especially raw meat to rouse the machine spirits within, where they are later rewarded with ale and mead for particularly good kills. And so the idea I had was that the 'Blackmanes Fury' in my army always had a tendency of ramming into lines of enemy infantry, grinding them beneath her tracks as the twin heavy bolter guns down anyone who flees and the 4 lascannons strike at targets of opportunity. And so to encourage this behavior, the crew, at the requests to one of the Iron Priests, had claws mounted onto the sides at the front of the vehicles frame so when it rams into enemies it slices through them like a knife through butter, impaling flesh onto the blades. This has also given me more incentive to grab a Land Raider Crusader to give the 'Blackmanes Fury' an equally fearsome pack-sibling :)
Damn it Baldemort, stop making me cry about fictional tanks!!! In all seriousness tho, your ability to get into charakter for all these different factions, people and perspectives really makes me fall in love with each and everyone. Like I wasn't going to get any war mashines for my 40k army, cause I don't care about cars irl so why should I care about them in my sci-fi war game, but you just convinced me to get a landraider for my army (so on behalf of my troops I thank you)
The pintle mounted multi melta on my land raider is a long fang standing on the finder, melta in hand and smoking a large cigar just enjoying a nice peaceful drive through a warzone.
I bought a land raider crusader because of this video, it motivated me to have the confidence to paint the model :) thanks dude, because of this video I'll shed a tear everytime it falls during a game.
Did I just tear up over a fictional armored personal car? ? Yes, yes I did.
thank you for listening brother Kristian. :)
@@baldermort I became a fan of yours just for those last minutes of your Dark Angels video.
Kristian Kristiansen no fans. We’re all just brothers in our fandom of Warhammer. Sorry. It’s a thing. If that’s ok, brother? :).
Thank you for that too. I did love doing DA. :))
@@baldermort Sure Thing.
You are not alone, I too wept, and am proud of it.
In the Grim darkness of the far future, you will feel feels like you've never feeled over an epic tank...
Shut up, there's a lot of dust in the air, dammit.
Lol. Aye, there is a lot of dust about this week. Lots of it. :)
Thank you for listening, brother. :)
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By the Emperor, that opening brought a tear to my eye. Truly beautiful.
thank you for listening brother Nodos. Just trying something a tiny bit different. :)
Yep when you go thrue hell and back with your tank and it saves you life so many times its no shame to love it.
I really have to give it to you Baldemort that storytelling was great.
I hate how many underplay the idea of the machine spirit caring about its crew.
Thomas Briscoe or my lass who fought a one raider war in Rynns world. Fists!!! :).
People think I'm nuts but I know my motorbike has a machine spirit, she has kept me up when I should of died many a time, she's a good girl & can have all the clean oil she likes.
Moors Hound get her that clean oil! As much as she needs. :).
@@moorshound3243 Man, my car is older than I am and she pulls through for me when I have no right to ask it of her. Omnissiah be praised
Agreed. I feel like it's one of the things that usually gets wrapped up in overplaying how miserable/grimderp things get. When it gets mentioned at all, The Machine Spirit is almost exclusively used to show that your tank will disobey you when you need it, that you need a nutjob on staff at all times to properly consecrate the oil, and that nobody knows how anything works. There's so much more to it, both in the big picture, and individual stories that just gets glossed over.
Shut up; I'm not crying, you're crying.
Justin LeClair definitely ke this time. :).
Thanks for listening brother. :).
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Damn. It's funny that this is the one time I've heard a story about Space Marines where I felt that they actually had a link to humanity. No superhuman tale of how amazing the marines are, it's a single display that deep down even the transhuman demigods are still human.
Tasomo I think they are very human in the best and worst ways. But it’s just my take on it. Just a fan too. Nothing more. ;).
@@baldermort All I know is you're doing great so keep on keeping on good sir.
That opening said more about warriors, than it said about a machine, when you are in lands where friendship will only cause grief and weaken your soul, when your brothers fall..we are still human under all the grime and death, we still need to care, and be cared for..
I also spoke to my battle wagon when i served, it made sense, it still does..
xz569 thank you for sharing that, brother. I would too. It makes sense.
Thanks for listening brother. :).
Hit me right in the feels, i didnt know space marines cried too. Many sadness from this video but it was great!
Snappa2312 7 thank you brother. They’re human too. Sort of. But they have emotions. :).
That opening was one of the most heart wrenching things I've listened to. I really had to choke back tears, and if it lasted any longer I would have sobbed like that poor Marine. Bravo Baldermort...Bravo.
I completely relate to this video. During my Army career I was a vehicle commander for a Stryker ICV, and my driver and I would talk to it as if it had a machine spirit. I loved that Stryker, and when I became a squad leader I was lucky enough to keep it. For 6 years I spent nearly every day with her, and she kept me safe through two tours in Iraq. I'm getting choked up just thinking about her. Thank you Baldermort, this brought back a lot of great memories.
I am glad you enjoyed it brother Reynolds. And thank you for your service, sir. :)
As a dedicated Son of Medusa this story has caused my emotional suppression banks to...how to say...malfunction to unmanageable levels of distraught.
Nuke Dukem the flesh is weak. It’ll pass. ;).
Thanks for listening brother. :)
Indeed the flesh is weak brother
Not gonna lie, they had us in the first half
The marine's relationship with the Land Raider feels very authentically human, given the profound sentimentality toward their horses (and other animals) which real soldiers have often historically displayed. It does perhaps feel a little TOO human for an emotionally stunted post-human astartes, but I enjoyed it too much to care.
In my defence - he’s a blood angel. They appreciate beauty and tragedy like few others.
That is my only defence. But marines are still human. Boil it all away and they should have layers other than revulsion and aggression. Camaraderie of Astartes is attested. That with his steed I felt no less important. Plus he’s mourning Baal and transferring a bit. :). thank for listening brother. ;).
This was basically me as a kid when my mum got a new car. She'd had the same ultra-reliable Ford from before I was born until I was 9 years old before a lorry hit it and insurance declared that it was cheaper to pay a lump sum towards a new car than repair that one. I literally resented the next car we had, even though it was nicer, more comfortable, had more leg room and was generally better in every way.
It was the car after that which I accepted, grudgingly at first - it had heated seats and it's hard to stay cold towards a car that literally warms you (especially when it's your freezing backside in the middle of winter).
That opening. Powerful enough to make the Omnissah weep.
The Eternal Chronicler thank you, brother. Trying to spread our horizons a bit. See if things work. Still not very confident. Thanks for all your support. :).
It is this day, even the void dragon weeps.
I knew what the story would involve, before it was revealed to be a Land Raider.
But still I wept. Because if I got it correct, the Land Raider self-activated, ran uncrewed into battle, and saved the lives of the Astartes captain and his men, before coaxing a Ork Battalion into her Troop Bay and vented her Plasma intakes within, destroying herself, and the entire Ork regiment.
It's a touching story, and one that made me weep.
*looks at malnourished wallet* Dammit I need to go adopt a Land raider-- food & necessities be damned!
HenchmenNo616 food first, always brother. :). B
HenchmenNo616 if you join the yahoo group b&c archive they have plans/templates to scratch build land raiders as well as all other SM & IG vehicles, as well as all other 40k factions. And it won’t kill your wallet
Percy Barbarossa my trashmeras are legion and my milliput valhallans uncountable. That site, is pure hobby gold.
There it is. That's the clincher. I'm expanding my Black Templar kill team to a Strike Force with Land Raider Crusaders...
Dang it Baldemort!.
You will love them. LR Crusaders are just fantastic. Not painted mine yet, as vids take too much time, but my LRC did some serious work and drew some serious fire for me the when I used her week before last. Magnificent beasts. :)
The music, the voice... The sheer feeling of a Marine being so vulnerable. It makes me imagine all the scene.
In the dark future of the 41st mileniun, even the most hardened warriors have a soul.
I started watching for the lore but I keep coming back for the creative stories. They’re fast becoming my favorite parts of the videos. You have an amazing talent. The stories are immersive and I have to say this one actually gave me the feels. Keep up the great work, Sir.
ChairmanKaiju thank you, brother chairman. I wasn’t sure this would work, so very relieved it went down ok. Thanks. :).
I agree with this. I love the introductory stories! (Especially the Word Bearers and Night Lords ones)
Most heartfelt chronicle of a man and his car ever written. I like the emphasis that a vehicle so old can actually mean something to an asartes or person. That machine spirit makes all the difference and makes machines just a little bit human. Great video Brotha!
Charles Kingsley Lol. Giving things a go. See if we can mix it up a little bit. :). Or I could get boring? Back to action soon. :).
Charles Kingsley it’s definitely that spark, that machine spirit that character that makes them so cool. :).
Man... I totally get it. One of my tours in Iraq was spent almost entirely in a humvee. We did almost everything in that thing. Ate in it, slept in it, fought from it
And then two weeks from the end of our tour we hit an IED. We had some concussions, some shrapnel but we were ok. The humvee on the other hand, the engine and front left wheel were blown all over the road. Felt like watching your house burn down.
Aye. Thank you for your service. :)
My favourite tidbit about the Land Raider and Land Speeder are that they were originally called *Land's* Raider and *Land's* Speeder. As in, designed by someone named Land and not a raider or speeder that happens to be on land.
Land pilfered them from a knowledge repository on mars. Good lad. Hence the names, you are correct, brother. Well, as far as I know. :)
@@baldermort Imagine how awkward it would have been had the guy been named "Sky" or "Sea".
There's nothing more beautiful than the bond between a Marine and his Land Raider.
Holding back tears as I feel the Marine's anguish. You are so good at making it come to life.
Silent Path some marines love their gear - but most should love their raiders. Love them. ;). Thanks for listening brother. :).
Get's you right in the feels.
That. Was. Beautiful. That was a heart wrenching opening. I don't care if it was a fictional vehicle or not, it brought a tear to my eye.
Glad you enjoyed it brother. : )
Can't say I was expecting to cry when I clicked on this.
As bizarre as it might sound, this feeling is real. I used to speak to my Abrams, and she was a lovely girl.
I equate it to a horse as well. But dog came out as I like them better. If I had a tank that had literally woken up and driven itself to help me out of a pinch, I would wail like a banshee if it were melted in front of me. :(
We named our abram a horse with no name. Might been a 113 Idk. It didnt have a/c is what mattered.
This made me get some salt in my eye.
Seriously man, this quality of narration is batshit good and put most professional Hollywood stuff to shame!
Narrative, phrasing, voice, quality... everything!
Thank you!
I think I got lucky on that one. But trying Dark Angels or Word Bearers might help. I consider them some of my better pieces. Its been a steep learning curve, but I think we are finally getting near where I want us to be sound wise. Visuals are next (said he, weeping into his keyboard at the time it takes to learn new computer programs)
But we are getting there. Thank you for your intensely graious and kind words, Brother Welinder. :)
Baldermort's Guide to Warhammer With dice you can get lucky, this is effort only!
(And maybe the Emperor’s blessing)
No need to be excessively humble ;)
My wife and kids look at me wondering why I’m sitting here with tears in my eyes!!! Dam, love the stories.
Goddamn Baldermort, making me cry over a landraider. That was beautiful
Thank you, brother Inignot. Just a bit of light entertainment. Why not? :)
Thanks for watching/listening, as always. :)
Now I have the mental image of a Land Raider behaving like a dog. The Space Marines must get through a heck load of sofas.
Inquisitor Jacknife they have a sale on at Delta Furniture Solaris. - On a regular basis. It suits them. (Used to get chapter serfs to do them, but they stuffed them with Servitors. Useless. :).
I had to go back and give this one another listen, brings me to tears, fantastic work as always Baldermort.
Damn you! Now I need to rewrite my list to include my Land Raider for tomorrow's game...
Lol. I am shelving my marines as I type. Just for a while. But I loved those raiders. All of it - new and old. Marines are just magnificent. But it’s back to the pointy dimension for me for tomorrow.
Unless you want to go all heresy and kick off?
A boy and his tank. Trully sad indeed :(
Lord Crabby more like dog, in my mind. Or a horse, a steed. Noble and old. Lol.
Thanks for listening brother. ;).
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Rest now, you magnificent killing machine. 😢
when i heard the opening i was like "this must be about a female warriors, a loved one, or someone worthy enough to fight next to the blood angels" ..well technically i was correct in all the areas? :3
Well - it hasn't pleased everyone. But astartes are still human ish. :)
Thanks for listening, brother Tech. :)
This is dope your voice soothes the shit out of me
Thank you for the kind word, MK.
I hope you do not think I am being impertinent when I say I am glad you recovered from your injury and found a fantastic new career for yourself while convalescing. Silver lining much, eh? Also, congratulations on your martial displays. Impressive.
How is it going now? The last I heard you were off from your full-time work to invest more time in your on-line career? Your numbers and productivity seem to be healthily reacting. Feel free to ignore the question if it is too obtuse. :)
Good luck out there fellow Lore peddler. I hope your microphone stays static and your creativity flows like a river. :)
I need to go hug my land raider.
Then take it out and stomp in the name of the Emperor? Amiright? :)
This is some genuinely good writing and narrating.
You captured the essence of what space marine tanks are supposed to be. Lauded, celebrated machines with their own spirit and attitude. Something that BL seems to forget when marine tanks appear in their novels.
Lewis Stonier well, there’s a lot of presssure in the BL guys I guess. I can just do whatever as a fan as I get kind feedback instead of rotten vegetables. Writing is a rough gig these days with criticism so immediate due to the net. I feel for them. But I don’t always agree with their ‘take’. But they’re the experts I guess. ;).
@@baldermort Makes sense, I just feel that sometimes they forget their own lore. I understand they have this massive universe and it must be very hard to make sure everything is in place.
Books like the old space wolves trilogy and the early gaunts books seemed to have the right level of balance. I have stopped reading most of the newer books BL releases but thats due to a lack of time to read more than anything.
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Nice, heartful naration, oh dear look a dust caught in my eye.. yup something on my eye all right
Well done, definitely teared up. Reminded me of the time a Humvee saved me overseas. Thank you for this video.
I’ve been watching your videos for about a week now, and of all the years of watching videos on RUclips have I even been so affected. This made me want to charge the front line to avenge her. Thank you for making this.
I have goosebumps my good Baldermort. She was a good girl.
Arkan Land’s greatest rediscovery! I’d love to field an army of nothing but Land Raiders
One boy and his landraider. Felt like a lad crying over ol yeller or lassie dying. Sniff...its just allergies...not crying..
Freaking love Land Raiders! My favourite story tidbit concerns a Land Raider that was thought lost, blasted into an inland sea. Although it took hundreds of years it gradually crawled it's way back through the muck and mire at the bottom of the water, preserving its energy reserves just enough to slowly, so so slowly, creep it's way back on land. And it made it!
Once it reached the shallows it had just enough gumption left to send out a signal that was picked up and eventually it was reunited with its chapter. Glorious!
Adam Jones gotta love raiders. Full stop. Love. :).
Which novel is that
askzrin nirza ? I wrote it. Sorry to disappoint. :(.
You continue to make my mornings an enjoyable event my good man. I did not realize there is a machine spirit even within the land raider
thank you for listening brother. But aye, its a strong one. I may be wrong, but I like to see them as gaining a tiny bit more personality each century. Not cognition, nor sentience, just more personality. Probably wrong, but I am an odd romantic at heart. :)
And now I have cried
because a short-story dude
cried over a tank.
Guess I can scratch that off the bucket list...
By the Emperor... your voiceacting is amazing !.
Almost shed a tear on this one.. "why take on the knight"..
Thank you brother Dreez. Just an enthusiastic amateur. I have no idea what I am doing, I just give it a go. :)
Glad you enjoyed it. : )
I never understood the Machine Spirit, but this makes me realize that the men and women of the Imperium are connected to their machine spirits like a man and a loyal dog. That makes me understand the pain they go through when they lose a great machine. This made me cry and I do believe I’ve needed this.
And the Tau call them savages and the Eldar call them primitive! This is why I love the Imperium!
Thank you Brother Baldemort you show us what we do not see from the usual perspective.
ooh come on I was just going to put on some highlights and started crying, so much feel , you are a great narrator sir ,Land Raiders are my absolute favorite 40K tank
I am sorry to have disrupted your highlighting brother! But sometimes its good to have a bit of a release. We chaps don't get many avenues, eh?
Landraiders. Only an ATAT as the same iconic feel, or an Imperial Star Destroyer. Nothing else. Nothing. Maybe Galactica. But then I really am showing my age then. :)
Thanks for listening, brother. I hope the paint brushes are obeying. :)
@@baldermort No need to apologize brother , when you are emotionally moved you know thats its a amazing pice of art you expirienced
The Captain's helmet was red as he was thinking about his Land Raider? Fnar! 😁
I have a feeling that would be frowned upon, even in the Astartes. Just don't inspect the exhaust pipe!
Thank you once again for a dramatic, emotional and above all humanising take. It's so easy to forget about the machine spirits except as a game mechanic, it's one of the parts of the lore that's so divorced from our own time.
Ethan Kristopher-Hartley ooooh errr missus. :).
Thanks for listening, brother. :).
Wonderful stuff. Your beautiful focus on the relationships and how they are not straightforward, and the human impact for the 40k world for me, really sets your work out. This was exceptional, and I loved it. Like the salamanders one, this will be listened to many times
posh rocky many thanks for such high praise again, brother Rocky. Always a pleasure to know it hit the spot. ;).
I CRIED OVER A TANK. THANK YOU MY LORD!
Truth be told, machine spirits are a thing in 40k, so it's not even weird.
These audio dramas are top notch and only getting better! Love the channel.
Also I can't explain it but for some reason your voice just puts the image of Malcolm McDowell in my head, you have that same cunning villain quality.
I am trying my best to improve, so thank you for all of the encouragement. Phew. Always worried I have dropped the ball, gone too far or hammed it up. No background in this, so its a bit daunting. Thank you also for that huge compliment. McDowell is a phenomenon. Just amazing in everything he is in. I only wish I had a tenth of his talent. :)
@@baldermort your talent is top notch. I was on another channel that bad mouthed the Land Raider, found this jewel. A masterpiece Sir. Well done.
[The Martian Priesthood approves this message. Gloria in Deus Machina.]
Thank you for listening, as always, brother Jack. :)
*Still laughing at the Dolce et*
My word dear narrator, you have a rare and unique gift. My humble thanks for putting here where all can enjoy it. My hat is off to you old bean
Rest In Piece by the Emperor's side noble Land Raider ;_;7 I loved this video, the Vehicles are a huge part of why I got into the game. I am looking forward to the future videos about guard tanks!
Bohdan Bilas thank you, brother. I hope to do them justice, but they are not raiders. :).
That actually made me feel the feels. You are a grand writer/narrator. Good music too:)
Dude wtf. How are you so good that you made me cry over a fucking landraider. You're ridiculous and I love it
Not gonna lie u had me at 1 st half I was a space marine crying for love who is this women them ban landraider u sure fool me there well done
TheDarkninja1988 thank yea sir. :).
Baldermort my friend you have a gift for storytelling, this actually made me cry my eyes out, well done sir.
Wow! You really are one of the most unique 40k channels! I love your content!
Yep that brought some tears to my eyes. Awesome intro sir.
Joel Smith thank you brother Joel, always. :).
You always hit me right on my lunch break. What time is it where you're at?
17:00 GMT is when I drop them. Sorry!
@@baldermort
Sorry about what? I was just wondering what time it was there compared to what time it was here I'm in Ohio
Loved the short story at the beginning mate. I think they're the best part of the videos to be honest.
I own at least 7 of these beasts and a spartan assault tank to head them. In the 5th edition codex of the blood Angel's, I'd load them up with terminators and deep strike 3 into the rear of the enemy. Sometimes it went horribly wrong and the scatter dice would drop them back, or worse on to impassible terrain or the enemy (killing them outright), or dropping them and disgorging a minimum of 15 hungry terminators ready for blood.
How I miss the fun of those games.
Thanks Bodermort!
I didn't see the title of the video and cried at the beginning when I thought it was an actual women he loved that had died in battle. When I realized it was a Landraider I cried harder.
For me it was rhe same
Oh my god that was amazing. I love your videos. I just found this channel the other day. It is easily one of the best 40K channels i've seen. I really love the openings, I've read a ton of 40K novels. I love your voice and style. So glad I've found this channel.
I'm not crying, my eyes are leaking. It's quite comforting to know that a Space Marine can feel love. It's a cruel world.
Never thought I would ever cry about a tank. No regrets
Best memory for me is taking two of these out in one turn with my Scarab swarms :)
Was that 6th edition or earlier? Scarab omnomomon. Always fun! :)
@@baldermort Yeah I think it was 6th, when they use to reduce the AV by one with each 4+ they rolled, It was fun destroying an AV tank with a strength 3 Necron pet
I absolutely love how viciously is uttered the simple line: "End QUOTE!"
Ah brother Baldemort. I remember, how my beloved first tank met her end. It wasn't at the hands of an enemy... It was because of the negligence of someone I thought a friend.
Always a good lunch break before work, when a new Baldermort video hits.
thank you for listening brother Richard, as always. I hope the shift goes smoothly and productively. :)
Baldermort's Guide to Warhammer Thanks Brother, I’m just hoping my patients behave themselves! :)
Another good intro story. I love how you really captured the love the space marines have for their land Raiders. Sadly though, I'm not that into the land raider as I am more of a star wars clone wars vehicle kind of guy. My most favorite sci-fi vehicle ever is hands down the ATTE. Now that vehicle is a dog.
Blash Casual aye, those walkers look more ‘doggy’. :).
Ahhh. The poor sad Blood Angel. Hope his broken heart doesn't ruin his appetite for human flesh. 😆 Nice video. Looking forward to more in depth ones. And if the little Blood Angel is still upset then I'm sure the sons of Curze could find ways to take his mind off of it. One cut at a time.
gadzilla 666 Ave Dominus Nox, brother.
But the sons of Sanguinius can stand up for themselves. ;).
The future is bright....the future is Baldermort! I loved and cried with joy at your BlaneBlade video and yes I cried at this video too!!
Oh she's a landraider I thought it was a mother and then a wife but no its a landraider. Beautiful.
The comparison of a Land Raider to a dog hurt me emotionally a lot more than it should have, given that I play Space Wolves I have a Land Raider that I call 'Blackmanes Fury' as within the chapters lore the Iron Priests see the machine spirits of the chapters vehicles as children of the Iron Wolf and take special care to essentially feed the Land Raiders especially raw meat to rouse the machine spirits within, where they are later rewarded with ale and mead for particularly good kills. And so the idea I had was that the 'Blackmanes Fury' in my army always had a tendency of ramming into lines of enemy infantry, grinding them beneath her tracks as the twin heavy bolter guns down anyone who flees and the 4 lascannons strike at targets of opportunity.
And so to encourage this behavior, the crew, at the requests to one of the Iron Priests, had claws mounted onto the sides at the front of the vehicles frame so when it rams into enemies it slices through them like a knife through butter, impaling flesh onto the blades.
This has also given me more incentive to grab a Land Raider Crusader to give the 'Blackmanes Fury' an equally fearsome pack-sibling :)
*nods sagely* Yes. This is all very good indeed. I certainly second the need for a crusader packmate. It would be glorious. :)
Ah, a nice little birthday surprise this is.
Happy birthday brother. I hope it is a magnificent year ahead for you. :)
Damn it Baldemort, stop making me cry about fictional tanks!!!
In all seriousness tho, your ability to get into charakter for all these different factions, people and perspectives really makes me fall in love with each and everyone.
Like I wasn't going to get any war mashines for my 40k army, cause I don't care about cars irl so why should I care about them in my sci-fi war game, but you just convinced me to get a landraider for my army (so on behalf of my troops I thank you)
The pintle mounted multi melta on my land raider is a long fang standing on the finder, melta in hand and smoking a large cigar just enjoying a nice peaceful drive through a warzone.
Baldermort's narration is more powerful than the Warp it's self!
Big box goes vroom vroom!
Local Astartes sad
Whos crying? Me? Nooo... Thats just... An alergy to dust. Yes. Just an alergy...
Im not crying over a heavy support/transport vehicle, YOU ARE!
I am crying into my pint.
ratchet6969 a pint???? Oh crumbs, have one for me! ;).
Thanks for listening brother. :).
Not gonna lie...After hearing that intro i went and dug out my land raider crusader and apologized to it for letting it languish inside of a box, lol!
Oh wow. How much would it cost me for you to read me a telephone book. Or the instructions to my toaster. ANYTHING!
I bought a land raider crusader because of this video, it motivated me to have the confidence to paint the model :) thanks dude, because of this video I'll shed a tear everytime it falls during a game.
Hope you enjoy it sir. :) a land raider is a friend for life. :)
Almost brought a tear to my eye.
Caleb Molloy I’ll have to try harder then, brother. ;). Thanks for lisyening. ;).
Well said sir, well said. I miss a many battle with my Black Templars Raider.
Immaculate work you sir are a paragon of dedication to your work.
That was a hell of a opening.
I didn't cry for 'Fury' -
I cried for a BA Landraider -
WHY?!?!?!?!?!
Absolutely incredible Baldermort.
The Space Marine version of Old Yeller.