Who are the Space Wolves... | 40k lore
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"Wolf-brothers, grab your wolf-sword, your wolf-armor, the wolf-bolter and board the wolf-ship. As a wolf pack we are going to fight, to save the wolf-planet, for the she-wolves and their wolf pups. Then we will fly the wolf banner and have a wolf feast with wolf-beer. We'll even grill some wolves. Brother Lupus, go to Wolfmart, and buy some wolf chops."
But Wolf Brother Fenrir, the wolf-car is out of wolf-fuel and we don’t have enough wolf-cash to wolf-hunt for wolf-more. Also the wolf-dog has started to wolf-bark like a wolf-wolf. Wolf
We don't talk about the Wolf Brothers!
The funny thing is that it could easily be fixed if they named them as the claw the fang etc
Lmfao .. 😂
Wolfmart😂😂😂
"I hate the Space Wolves, I hate the Space Wolves, oh that guy is pretty dope, I hate oh yeah he's cool I HATE THE SPACE oh, that dude with the demon axe is okay in my book....where was I? "
Heavy metal space Santa and his magic sleigh will come make you repent
Ehhh the demon axe stuff is kinda BS tbh.
Skim the parts about why they're bad and then pretend hes just saying how great they are
Such desperation to hate the Space Wolves amongst 40k fans, and then they go "DAMMIT WHY ARE THEY SO COOL"
Many such cases.
Imagine a chapter of space wolves that sell their services to anyone expect chaos. That would make them the most based chapter ever.
And more like actual vikings
They don't know what wages are. They are space marines, not some blue collar worker.
someone watched pancreas's vid
I have a Space Wolf Captain called Harald Hardrada for this specific reason xD
That would make them an enemy to the imperium, with the whole xenophobia and all, probably leading to the entire legion being declared filthy xenos loving heretics. However there are already space marines mercenaries. Google ‘black shields’ maybe you might be interested
I'm a Dark Angel fan, so learning about the Space Wolves has been vital for me (it's so I can insult them accurately). What has instead happened is that I've actually started to like the Wolves, at least in 30k. They have a genuine arc, Leman Russ is great, and as a whole they feel less "WOLF WOLF WOLF" and more like vikings with some wolf influences.
Agreed, when I read the units I thought “ok this is gonna be a stupid chapter and stupid lore with a stupid Primarch” but actually they are badass and are some pretty cool characters. Compared to Ultra marines they feel more aged and primed rather than “my character is better than yours cause he’s THE ULTRA MARINES” with characters like Logan Grimnar the wolves are just based
Honestly, your best insult is going to be to treat them like a dog, I suggest the DBZA Vegeta method of "want a biscuit" and then proceed to throw a dog treat at them.
"Space Furry" is always an effective and valid insult to throw.
so what happend to you is the ACTUAL relationship between them... Space wolves and dark angels are rivals... not enemies... you hear many characters from both faction expressing deep respect for one another in the lore.
As a Space Wolves fan I did the exact same thing with the Dark Angels (so I can insult you closeted heretics accurately). But now…. I think the Lion el’Jonson and the Dark Angels might just be my 3rd favorite legion (especially after reading his new novel, son of the Forrest), second place goes to Dorn and his Imperial Fists
You could do a video on Lucas alone. He's entertaining as hell. Stasis grenade aside, he's on record saying he spends his downtime on Fenris boning villagers and has been kicked out of almost every great company. He's in Ragnar's great company because Ragnar figured his ability to mess with the enemy is minutely more valuable than the peace of mind the lords would get by finally executing him.
That's a perfect example of how little some of them care about compliance in general, even among their own superiors. Thank you for sharing- I look forward to learning more about Lucas.
I laughed my ass off just reading this, i love the space wolves😂
So he's a comic relief Mary sue then? Pass.
@@sonicsucks20 nerd
@@sonicsucks20Lukas is not really a marry sue, like fuck he’s a troll but he has a shit ton of experience and has a stasis grenade as one of his hearts after a drukhari ripped the other out so that if he ever dies his foe will go down as well
I do not blare sabaton while playing Space Wolves, I blare powerwolf
Leman > Angron….
Amen to that. Leman saved his Legion from being mindless pricks. Angron RUINED the War Hounds who used to have such a good standing with everyone because he couldn't stop throwing a tanty.
And when it comes to fighting, Leman is a calculated fighter that acts like a thick brawler to throw his enemies off (He even managed to deceive Horus who admitted he COULD have killed him, if he didn't hesitate at the last minute, kind of like Emps), while Angron was pretty much a butcher with two big cleavers.
I think my absolute biggest gripe about the space wolves is that they are known as "werewolf space VIKINGS".... keyword there that apparently GW forgot immediately after they made the decision is viking. Vikings are damn cool and are a very specific type of culture that really just was kind of thrown to the side except for maybe their hair styles. I mean, there are so many cool ways they could have implemented viking culture into what the space wolves do. They could have focused on how vikings were one of the first conquerors to go to unknown lands by fleets of boats for example. There just isn't a lot of viking included in the lore. And when they named everything they have as the "wolf _____" they could have fixed the dullness of that by using viking terminology instead naming everything with the word wolf. They just were not fleshed out in a good way as a Legion. I like leman quite a lot even if I think he can be kind of dumb at times. But a lot of the creative lore decisions were just not well made. It feels like they could have just left out the viking part of their description completely, and honestly I don't think anything would change with the lore. Which is sad, vikings are cool as hell.
i think that suppose to be the partying, berserker like charges, the heavy drinking etc. which do describe Vikings but also many warrior cultures. I do Love them though
@Shana Valkyria you're not wrong, but yeah the drinking can cover a lot of cultures and they did make them look like vikings. There are just a lot of other things I think they could have done. It feels like they really locked on to the wolf thing and kind of let the viking portion become an aesthetic thing.
I think the Viking thing is really just so the players can roleplay as the chapter without having to do the work of saying what's Viking about them. Like you know for a fact some players really try to embody the themes their Marines represent or even choosing them based on what they like beforehand. You can be goth, militaristic, knightly, then you got that one guy wearing Mjolnir necklaces and wolf t-shirts who sees the most lazy representation of Vikings as 40K figures, branded as wolves to the point of echoing and they go "Omg that's so me". Then you don't need to say what's Viking about them, the player does all the work for ya.
Thank God the Wolfspears are a thing now.
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So I have always viewed the Space Wolves as kind of "Space Punks". You got the rowdy new kids acting extra to get noticed in the scene "Blood Claws", The established crew of said scene "Grey Hunters", The old heads tend to get real possessive of the scene, and kinda speak sharply about the changes "Long Fangs", And then there are the ones that help promote the scene, "Wolf Scouts". The venues are generally run DIY so everyone involved in facilitating the shows, "Wolf Guard", and the Sound Guy is The "Wolf Lord".
I think the league's of votann are like the other part of viking culture. They do exploring and have norse-sounding names. GW should have added that to space wolves but its good we got it in some form nonetheless
Oh but wait, you missed the best part; they can turn INTO WOLVES; WOLVES MOUNTED ON THUNDER WOLVES, and the WOLFgaurd!
I think you know why I'm here.
This thing right here commissar, THIS is the heretic
@@byarlantcustom4265 you cannot deny the furries in your ranks. The emperor's angels are corrupted.
I cannot deny the existence of you foul beings in out ranks, no, but we can and will keep purging you from them by any means necessary
@@byarlantcustom4265 I'm sure father leman wouldn't appreciate that. He doesn't take to kind to....those who betray loyal astartes.
I fucking love the Space Wolves! I love them for all the reasons you hate them.
"Leman Russ is a stubborn prick."
-Lion 'El Johnson
Some people be like:
"Blood Angels - vampires in space - wow cool"
"Space wolves - werewolves in space - eh wierd"
But as space dogs fan I can agree with one thing in this video - stupid wolf, wolf, wolf __ names.
I always hated the take of “wolf” is said too much in the codex (think there’s like 13 units with it), that would be like saying “wing” is said too much in the Dark Angel codex (14), or that all Death Guard have disease adjacent names (all of them).
Granted they could be a little more creative but I hear ya.
So apparently because the space wolves speak a form of low Gothic, wolf when used it’s supposed to have a different meaning than what the imperium originally meant but GW doesn’t explain anymore
@@misterentityyt1704 why?
@@ethanmueller8218 cause space wolfs speak low gothic barely and GW wanted an excuse for the 13 wolf units
@@misterentityyt1704 What are some examples of them speaking low gothic?
So through this video I both learned why people have such strong opinions about the Space Wolves. I also learned that I can't hate them, anymore than I could hate the fast food worker wearing a costume on Halloween. Like, I just can't. X) They are so *silly*.
See, this is kind of the opinion I want to put forward.
I will never get mad at anyone for enjoying something. I may not like the Space Wolves, but I love that people play them.
Q: What's Leman Russ's favourite 20th century Modernist writer?
A: Virginia Woolf
I made a face at this that is hard to describe.
and I'll never forgive you for this
The Space Wolves.
They're coming on their Wolf Ships, in their Wolf Drop Pods.
Armed with Wolf Swords, Wolf Bolters and Wolf Meltas.
Wolf, Wolf, Wolf, WOLF, WOLF!
3:50 Don't forget the Wolf boat that is pulled by two wolfwolves! On dry land...
@@Ironbattlemace wolfland!
@@candle_eatiston planet wolf
Kinda reminds me of that damn Moon Moon meme on Tumbr.
Kinda reminds me of that damn Moon Moon meme on Tumbr. Not sure how, but it just does.
30k wolves: backstabbing hypocryts
40k wolves: GW's Alternate choise for marty stews that can be cool at times
Space Wolves is what got me into 40k. I went into a my local cards and comic shop and i always saw the minis but never got into the hobby. One day I actively decided to look at the models and I didnt really like anything except tau designs until i saw space marines on giant wolves with chainsaw swords.
Nah. They don't blare sabaton. They blare POWERWOLF
Good to see Wolverine alive and well in the 41st Millennium.
I love the Space Wolves. They are brash, crazy, and are just lots of
fun:)
Aye. They're awesome lads.
Agreed
If they were a little more lore beholden instead of walking insults to every other chapter and legion then I’d like them more.
And this is coming from a guy who thinks the berserker at Stamford bridge was the peak of manly.
My brother used to joke that my main two attributes are: cold weather resistance and being beholden to traditionalism.
So for me to be a bit ehhhh about them when I should have a army of them should say all it needs to.
Murderfang is cool though 10/10
I feel like the Spaces Wolves best exemplify the entire setting. They're this perfect combination of silly and grimdark edgy stuff. *chef's kiss*
They are basically the orks for the good guys.
As someone who likes wolves, who likes vikings, and who hates the codex, i love the Space Wolves(as well as Sabaton, but not Swedish pagens just as an fyi) but i do agree with the whole hating their naming convention, its a little, on the nose, but they're vikings in space so what do you expect. They're not my favorite chapter(that would be the Flesh Tearers) but they're what got me into liking space marines, so while i understand your dislike for them, you shouldnt hate them, after all they're all we got for vikings in space
New Challenge: Take a shot for every mention of the word "wolf" in the Spacewolf codex
Do I like the Space Wolves? *Looks over at his 3k point fully painted SW army* Nah…..
Somebody wasn't allowed to have a dog as a kid...
I love the final confused cutoff of "tHeY hAVe gRENAdE LAuNCHeRS??"
The Space Wolves are awesome
Amen to that brother.
@@randomcenturion7264 look forward to your opinions of Russ
@@Omnar_Goldmane_RGLH Ah man I love Leman Russ. He's a tough as nails fighter that, on the surface is a bro that just wants to drink, fight and sing his legends, but underneath, is a terribly depressed man that has to serve a role he despises.
He's a massive contradiction, but this works in his favour since it's interesting seeing those two sides of him war with each other. If it weren't for Vulkan's existence, he'd be my favourite Loyalist Primarch.
@randomcenturion7264 I'm obviously biased to the Wolves, but I like hearing others opinions, especially after they find all the lore. # 1 is Russ and Wolves for me, # 2 probably Kahn, # 3 Vulcan, I'm just going on overall what I know and like about them... 0oh and don't forget, Russ is a loving brother...
@@Omnar_Goldmane_RGLH I feel like that's something a lot of people miss about Russ. He loves his brothers.
1: Roboute counted him as one of his most valued friends and Leman, while hating the Codex, gave his support solely because he didn't want to fight anymore brothers (So he's capable of being rational even if he's strongly opinionated.)
2: Next to no one cared about or even liked Angron. Leman wasn't a big fan either, but the fact he decided, of his own accord to try and reason with him, cause he know The Emperor was getting fed up of his shit, and even sacrificed some of his men to prove a point, shows he pitied him more than he hated him.
3: Leman didn't like Magnus. This was obvious. But he still, even when ordered by "The Emperor" to kill him, tried to vox him and even use a spy to contact Prospero. And in the end, Magnus himself states Leman wasn't proud of what happened.
4: Leman only failed to kill Horus for the same reason Big E didn't Thanos Snap him in one go: He loved him so much and saw a brief moment when he could have been saved.
5: Leman doesn't like long-range weapons, but when Vulkan made Scornspitter, he thought it was so cool that he pretty much considered Vulkan the best smith among them. Hell, Fury of Magnus highlights the Salamanders and Wolves have been close for a while.
6: Leman and Crovus, despite being polar opposites, also got on well. Leman defended Corvus' decision not to go to Terra to The Lion and they kicked ass during The Scouring.
7: Leman loved Dorn so much it took Malcador ordering him to leave Terra.
8: He and The Lion have a lot of strained history, but in the end, he would've taken that stab to the chest if it meant helping The Lion mourn. When they finally buried the hatchet, they showed the traitors during The Scouring just how HORRIFYING it is when the First and the Sixth work together.
9: While understandably pissed at the Khan for not helping against the Alpha Legion, he still heard him out, respected his reasoning, and even shared a laugh with him (Seriously he is far more patient than people think he is.)
10: After Monarchia, Leman was one of the few who spoke up and said Lorgar shouldn't be killed (Oddly enough, this was one of the handful of times he and Magnus agreed on something.)
I’d like to have seen the Space Wolves actually use some of the real world lore and history as a basis. Like, being a fleet based chapter primarily, but go to Fenris for important trials and events. Imagine a succcor chapter going full, “accurate” space Viking where they raid and pillage renegade planets, but also aren’t against trading among Humans and Xenos. That would be cool to me.
Well in lore Space Wolves have one of the bigest fleets amongs the original legions not counting fed full fleet based chapters like Imperial fist (And black templars) and Ultramarines.
They do. But nobody actually READS THE LORE BEFORE TALKING TRASH.
The space wolves have, arguably, the largest Astartes navy belonging to any one chapter, so large the Dark Angels and greater Inquisition working together were unable to stop it during the Months of Shame.
The Space Wolves have a literal oathpact with major organizations within the imperium to serve as bodyguards, such as to House Belisarius, in direct parallel to the historical viking habit of being elite, extremely loyal bodyguards for hire.
Not to mention their more open-minded stance on xenos. They don't love them, but when an Eldar (well, a dead Eldar) told a company of Space Wolves to do a certain thing, their reaction was "Thanks but no, I'm not doing that" instead of "Die"
And when it was clear the Eldar was on to something, they came back and agreed that the Eldar ghost person was right.
I can't think of a viking trope that doesn't exist in 40k's space wolves. The fleet-based thing doesn't really work because Vikings were not nomadic, they usually just went home when they were done. The Space Wolves likewise go on HUGE "great hunts", leaving Fenris for centuries to scorn the enemy and search for their primarch, and they bring back lots of trophies.
What more viking can you ask for? lol
Actually, I do everything while blaring Sabaton. Which really annoys my wife during... Well, you know.
Werewolf Vikings from a FrozEn Northworld? I am Son of Fenris. Your negative opinion is wrong. I saw them and I couldn’t see any other faction after that.
“There is no ancient king fang”
-Laughs in Bjorn the Fel-Handed
He didn’t even have to point out how the Space Wolves are kind of giant hypocrites who say they hate sorcery while their librarian/chaplains are literally sorcerers. With the only thing keeping them from being screwed is their sheer refusal to believe anyone who makes the claim.
My Opinion of Space Wolves is paradoxically Hate and Love. I LOVE so much of their art. The stoic Marines in the blizzard, such a cool look. Their structure makes for great stories of brash young ns into stoic, respected fighters or the lone wolves. But then you go further and you find them obnoxious and annoying. It's like their took all the worst aspects of viking and meshed it with the word wolf and called it a day. They also rank amongst the UM and Imperial Fists for plot armour. It's basically even when they lose they win.
Their players can also be some of the worst.
I came across someone writing a Deathwatch mini series with Space WOlves as the leading protagonists and so much of the writing felt "yeah, space wolves best"
Ok so I dont usually do this sorta thing but to you asked what we thought of them. I genually like them The only thing I hate about them is the annoying name problem which I want them to fix at some point (leman comes back and asked "Ok maybe theres to much wolf"). The reason why I like them is that they are genually diffrent from other chapters. I enjoy them because of there purpose is "The Emperors Executioners" Rogal dorns boys "defence" Alpharius "Being sleeper agent bois" Angron dudes "angy" but leman russes legion was made....to kill those the emperor deems nessary to kill. they fight space marines and ...yeah I think a group of hairy blood thirsty barbarians would fit that bill pretty good. ...............that being said they need less wolf.
Space wolves as characters can be cool since they can have nuance. But when you group it all together and speak in generalizations its very difficult to see anything except Wolf man go awoooo
so what I'm hearing is:
wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf.
In all honesty my favorite thing about the Space Wolves is that they have actual Werewolf units. It’s just too bad and really unimaginative that ALL WEREWOLVES, firstborn or primaris, are mindless animals. They best Werewolves are those that retain their minds and humanity regardless of form.
Not even with the 13th company coming back they didn't update to at least Ogyrn level?
That kinda removes the grim dark aspect of it though
Like what if black rage but fully in control, these are called curses for a reason
I love the Space Wolves but you are right about their naming conventions they are pretty lame lol
You hate the Space Wolves because they're overly wolfy. I hate them because they killed a Grey Knights Grand Master in melee combat before said Grand Master could even react. Additionally, they have a Daemon Weapon
There's a theory, that the Space Wolves have different names for their ranks which derive from Fenrisian language from their home planet, and since that doesn't translate into Low Gothic, the majority of imperial just assume these words mean wolf, so theoretical these ranks are named something completely different, but because imperials aren't educated they just call everything wolf.
Sound like a copout to excuse GW terrible naming conventions
I used to like them. Then the deeper I went the less I liked them, because of how silly they are.
Same
Space Wolves is one of the legions that is saved by plot armour. Where other legions would die if they charged headfirst, the Space Wolves win cause they are wild and ferocious, as if that makes any sense.
And yet that same logic doesn’t save the World Eaters from losing in lore at times, truly the pinnacle of GWs writing.
I liked a few parts of their mini end times with the thousand nerds. The part about feral, mad and above all just *angry* “wolves” and tribe members who were just roaming the wastes looking for more invaders to slaughter or be put out their suffering after ending a thousand son or their pawns after having their packs or tribes wiped out was nice.
The part where in the underground area you had “wolves” and dreadnought fighting back fire monsters and burning to death in the process was also cool.
That is just bad writing. Originally the SW were not particularly better at close combat than any other chapter (although they may enjoy it more), and, save the blood claws, they did not went head on to close combat. All the descriptions were describing the "cunning hunter" and "wolf pack" idea, which is quite the opposite of going berserk
If you read any of the Space Wolves novels, you will learn that they, in fact, employ just as much strategy as any chapter, and are far more adaptable.
During all of the 40k SW omnibusses I've read, I can't remember a single blind charge. I remember a lot of naval superiority, fixed defense tactics, infiltration tactics (Ragnar and Sven pretending to be orks piloting a trukk was hilarious *and* practical), and kill-team insertions.
There's a difference between a stupid idea and a great idea executed stupidly. The current Space Wolves are in the second category. Viking/werewolf Space Marines is an awesome idea, they just need to lean more into the Viking theme and less into the werewolf. A new codex could work wonders.
Everyone has their opinions on the Space Wolves. For me, for every cool thing that they do with the Space Wolves (Bjorn), they shove in a hundred dumb wolf-themed wolfisms for the wolf time. They aren't awful when the author focuses more on the Vikings in Space idea.
My head cannon is that 'wolf' in all of their designations isn't actually wolf just a word in fenrisian that didn't translate well. Like how Bjorn was known as Bear by the one rememberancer/skald that was in the burning or prospero book
Recent heresy books on SW made them freakishly interesting. Yeah those early books gave Wolves and Blue Boys the kinda nerdish superhero vibes but now, oh, now. Now we all can play with the implications that while the Wolves are strong but silly they secretly are very cool and deep but you will never see it as an outsider, and if you dig deeper there is also silliness that they embrace and make it cool... all over again. Okay, Ragnar is boring. Blah blah glory blah slaying orks blah. Okay, Bjorn is kinda boring but at least he can think and strategize. But Russ, ohoho, he's the intriguing one as of now. Kinda similar to Jagathai in that regard.
I look at the wolves like this. 40k is ridiculous, but still awesome. The Krieg are ridiculous but are awesome. The space wolves are the same way. 8 foot super soldiers clad in power armor riding on wolves the size of a rhino is awesome. Silly and ridiculous you bet your ass, but still awesome.
so this might get me some hate or something but from what I've heard and seen there a lot of joke being made about them just being furries... Which I mean yeah they have this cool, edgy and probably a mix of deathmetal tooken to the extreme type of vibe to them. Along side having lore that suppose to tie back or relate to the real world but either because of GamesWorkshop or the community they've kinda been boiled down to that edgy furry faction? There a lot of "Wolf" and not much else which probably is a good reasons why their consider cool but also bland?
P.S. *Magnus did nothing wrong*
Let's also not forget that their rune priests are definitely "not" psykers lmao.
It's funny I love Norse culture, music and mythology but I just can't get into space wolves, they just lean into the Viking thing way too much
I played SW in 40k. Loved them. The Wolven really put me off them though. But those wolf helmets on the assualt marines. So good.
There is something that has become inextricably cringe about loving wolves themselves as well. Like wolves are cool don’t get me wrong, but you never want to be THAT guy who just loves wolves you know. You know who I’m taking about. Now imagine a whole spacemarine legion of THAT guy.
I've got 4 words for all the haters: Bjorn The Fell-Handed.
Space Marine Great Grampa who is not only defrosted for Battle Time but also Story Time!
Space Wolves sound cool in theory but kinda suck in execution. I think that is the easiest to explain them. That and too many wolf names.
ngl I LOVE the space wolves, they are really funny, have great characters, interesting rules and the lore is really fun.
and really really stupid which makes it better lol
To be fair tho, their lore and names arent meant to be taken as literal as other Chapters. Yes, they are a literal part of the lore in Warhammer...but they arent meant to be seen as seriously as other Chapters like the Ultramarines, or the Blood Angels. Chapters that follow the Codex and live by the strict laws and orders of the Imperium of Man.
Its really just meant to be a fun "viking" version of Space Marines. Like our irl Vikings, they dont comply to Empires, or follow religious dogma set up by Priests in far away lands. They follow their own code of honor, and live by their traditions. What makes them interesting tho, is that despite their distain towards the Codex and other strict Imperium rules/laws they still remain loyal.
Youd think, with the whole Viking aesthetic and general hatred of rules being placed on them, that would just rebel and go Chaos on everyone...but they continue to faithfully serve The Allfather, the Emperor. I think thats why people really love them. Its that they stand apart, but not against.
If they kept to viking culture like the white scars did to mongolian culture they would be cooler. Or they could finally acknowledge that there are more than wolves in the artic zones.
Rn i like the dark kraken more for viking stuff than the space wolves.
In the far future of space there is only furries may magnus save us from that fate however I fear he got a tzzangore kink
Nothing like boiling a space wuff in his armor with space magic.
Can you do the Marines Malevolent? Or the Lamenters?
no lamenters. i dont wanna cry
I think the vibe you're looking for is "awesome bro" basically visuals that are working their hardest to get a teenage boy to jump with joy.
I want to play the game but can't afford the mini's and yes i want to play as the space wolves❤
oh i really hate the space wolves, mainly because of the hypocritical thing with the whole psykers shit. they are soooooooo stupid.
Space Wolves are incredibly dumb, I fucking love them
6:20 you're not wrong.....but for an ork that's called "the best possible outcome" (maybe that's why I like Orks but find the Space Corgis kinda mid, Orks are MEANT to be stupid)
As a child, I loves the wolves, as an adult I found them cringe.
Edit: Typos and I now found they okaysh.
Also this comment was sponsored by the Thousand Sons gang.
@@flaviomonteiro1414 that explains a lot
I think my only cool thing is the Bjorn the Fell-Handed they have. A old cranky Dreadnought that tells stories and is only activated when the situation really needs him fight.
You know the Vlka Fenryka are probably my favorite Legion. Because... They were never a chapter. Leman is tied with Rogal Dorn as my favorite Primarchs (I play Imperial Fists). I can not take the naming scheme for them. I don't mind their look. If they named things like Vikings I would blast Sabaton while playing them. But wolf wolf wolf wolf wolf. I can't take it.
They are not my favorite but not my least either. They are silly but cool at the same time.
It is all fun and games till the terminator starts running towards you
imo the only really good thing about the space wolves is Lemon Russ
In the Audio Compilation Endless Wars; there’s a story where a Space Wolf Drop pod lands in an ocean. The sole survivor is helped into a fishing. Spoiler Alert; the XXth shows up and “Alpharius” wastes him.
The stuff before that is pretty cool though.
That the one with fishermen
@@conradlorgar5508 the day the Hydra Visited…
@@conradlorgar5508 it was such a cool story. That was my first little snippet of the Allha Legion. I’m finishing “The First Heretic” now. Honestly I really didn’t like it at first, but now the second half has made the first so much more interesting. Realizing that Argel Tal was the reason the Gellar Field protection the Primarchs gestation pods was SUCH a HOLY SHIT moment. Now Tal is remembering each Primarchs landing on their home worlds.
I used to love Space wolves back when I was 14, so 30 years ago. 😂 But yeah, they're just hammy lycan space vikings these days. 🤷
I think I bought 10 piece chicken nuggets from you
Super excited to see Worldeaters
Luckly for me i dont read the books, i only listen to youtubers, so the spacewolves go from kinda cringe to awsome, when say, Baldemort decides to make them awsome trough his writing.
Space Wolves that are dressed as Wolfen are not allowed in ARE Crusades!!
I can relate to your fast food story. I dressed up as a wizard for Halloween while I worked at a liquor store. The alcoholics enjoyed it just as much as I. That being said I got to know their life stories before hand.
Instead of wolf's it should be corgis as said in tts
As a Thousand Sons enjoyer, LEMAN RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSS
Do you plan on covering the Dornian Heresy?
actually yeah!
I totally plan to cover that at one point, because I genuinely think it's one of the more interesting fan created works
Might as well call the first company the “Wolf Wolves.”
Bullshit they have the best melee fighters.
I love heresy on youtube. It helps to know where to send the arbites next.
XD "Excuse me sir, do you mind FUCKING REPENTING FOR YOUR SLANDER!?", breaks out shock baton.
They're the worst part of 40k lore.
But there are no wolves on Fenris...
Apologize for this video.
Im currently building leviathan as space wolves
Basically, with space wolves you either love how over the top they are, or you hate them
There are a few really interesting characters like Logan, Ulrik the Slayer, Bjorn, Lukas, etc that almost everyone likes, but in general, you really must acknowledge that the space wolves are one of the parts of the setting that just "doesnt fit" the greater setting
In short; yes space wolves are stupid, but thats what people like about them
I love them, though they SERIOUSLY overdid the wolfy naming convention
The Wolves of Fenris have wronged me on the tabletop with their Armor of Russ rule. I will not forgive them for their BS.
Glad I found your lore videos, you are like a combination of all the other 40k lore youtubers.
I think they focused on Wolf as a title for everything because they were scared to utilize Nordic nomenclature. It will get them into trouble with the politically correct crowd. I do think it's pretty interesting that they used 12 chapin, because the actual Norseman had 12 major gods and 24 major goddesses, so the number 12 is pretty significant in that mythos, though the number nine more significant
Honestly man this video made me love the Space Wolves, granted I got into 40k because of Space Marine 2 but I’m all in on this fandom baby
Two words: space furrys.
I've always just adopted the fan theory that all the wolfy wolf naming comes from an Imperial Scribe who couldn't understand native Fenrisian and just wrote down 'Wolf' for everything. The Fenryka, who only care about oral history (ie, not being able to read) and want little to do with the rest of the Imperium anyway, have just never corrected anyone.
Any time we hear their internal names for shit, wolves are barely ever even mentioned.
Reload your wolf-gun with wolf-rounds so you can run with the wolf pack and wolf attack the enemy non-wolves. Send Brother Lupus to Wolf-Mart to obtain more wolf-food for the she-wolves and their wolf pups. You can get there on the wolf-ship, but remember to come back to the wolf-planet for the wolf-feast at the wolf-party where everyone is drinking wolf-beer.
There was one piece of advice i was told a long time ago by one of my uncles. It goes, " If the bit is really good, commit yourself fully to it."
The Space Wolves are that bit.
could you put up both vids?
Scouts are not lone survivors, they are the guys that don't do pack well. Lone hunters are the last survivors.
Also, the change is all gradual.
Great company not grand.
The wolf everything is annoying, but the way to think of the wolves is they are the internal counter balance to the Imperium's worst aspects. Traitor legions, they kill em. The OG Traitor legion killers. Then you look more towards 40-42k, and they are the antithesis of the high lords. They care about the little guy, they defend their word, they go after their long lost pack mates. They'll fight other chapters and such, and soon as the bigger threat comes in, turn and lock shield with them. In a way they've sort of become the mirror of Emperors Soul, the story's function, even as bombastic and "truth-lite" as they can be, as a direct connect to the original ideas the Emperor had before he started being a really bad daddy o. It's all about the betterment of humanity: and better to die trying than fail and live.
bro the amount of times "uhhh hi! I'm arthur" goes thru my head on a daily basis since finding your channel. Fuckin good shit bro
there is a tiny story as to how the whole Uhhh, hi! thing came from
I'm just
gonna tell it at a later date.
@@TheBoneZone40k bet
You excited for Lion El’Johnson to return?
yyyep!
I think his model is super cool.
though I would be more excited for Dorn personally of the loyalists.
I'm not picky tho