Ahrimam is one of the most interesting characters in 40K, and that's up against some stiff competition. He never wanted any of this, and he only had the best of intentions. He is so powerful and yet still only a pawn in the Great Game. A tragic figure to be sure.
Yeah he is real tragic villain material, it isnt his fault but that doesnt excuse him from the attrocities he does which just makes him an even more interesting figure
@@dinocha0s,.true but unlike Kharn or Lucius his atrocities have a purpose. As befits the champion of Tzeentch there is always a hidden motive. His moves, made over centuries, have all been building towards the one goal of recasting the Rubric and restoring his brothers. The battle in the Webway is really telling of his character. Yvraine restored some of the Rubricae to life and then spilled them into the Warp, without a second thought Ahriman hurled himself after them shouting "Brothers!"
WH40K is nothing but tragedy Magnus never wanted any of this just like Ahriman. All he wanted to do was to warn his father and he got shattered into multiple fragments for it .
@@MJ-el8ei All that and the fact that he kept trying to prove psychers aren't evil and having a cold war with the council of terra and their witch hunters years before the heresy.
Ahriman fell so deep into insanity he looped right back to being sane again. The type of guy who could kill you without ever being on the same planet as you. AND make it look like an accident if he wanted to.
I think we can extend that to the Thousand Sons in general. Remember the Thousand Sons that were there when Rylanor made his last stand. I'm off to listen to the song again now
Ahriman is one of the few traitors who would want to see the empirium become what it was, what the dream showed it to be, what it should have been so long ago, he is one of the few who still has at least a shard of the nobility left from what the sons used to be, what the empirium should have been
So amusing that you try to cloak us in “fallen Nobility, lost honor” as if we were ever that. As if we were ever honorable. Did fighting for the Corpse God make us Noble? Did it make us honorable? Did it excuse our atrocities we committed to not just Xenos but other humans? Of course it did. Nobility…I saw more nobility in us then I did in any one man! You call us “False Angels” I say we never truly fell. We are as we have always been. Only the facade is gone.
Ironic; as a warrior with magical power and a single eye, Magnus would be a good analogue for Odin in aesthetic, but Ahriman as a questing sage seeking magical powers is a closet analogue in narrative.
I mean Ahriman himself is a good analgoue for Odin. He's born of a warrior race but isn't the greatest warrior, possesses magical talent but isn't the best, sacrificed something vital to him for understanding, and failed everyone he loved by seeking an impossible answer. It goes further than that too since Ahirman has a big one eyed staff he carries everywhere. Odin sought to halt fate, and prevent Ragnarok. Ahriman sought to halt fate, and cure the flesh change. Odin's very efforts to stop Ragnarok brought it about. Ahriman's efforts to fix the flesh change invoked the most grievous of changes upon his brothers.
@@ZeroNumerous Ironically, his father - Magnus' desire to warn the Emperor of Horus' betrayal (and the Emperor being a prick, as usual) was the very engine oil that allowed the Heresy to go into overdrive (by forcing the Emperor to stay on Terra).
@@henryviiifake8244 The emperor new that the Heresy need to happen that's why he was a prick with some of his primarchs and made Horus his warmaster even with the Lion being a better strategist and a charismatic commander than Lupercarl ever was (Sanguinius was a best candidate too). He knew that everything which happened need to happened to perhaps, perhaps defeat the chaos god or even de Nids.
Ahriman is honestly such a fascinating and complex character! He was a kind and wise man, dedicated to humanity's progress and the dream of a brighter future. He had a hobby as a wine farmer, and his wine was appreciated by primarchs from other legions. (Perturabo had a bottle) Arrogance, folly and betrayal took him down a dark road. The betrayal of Magnus, Russ, The Emperor, Horus and others combined with his own character made him a monster, but he is still a very human monster. The main thing about Ahriman the Mage, is his understated subtlety. Oh, he is perfectly able and willing to thrown massive amounts of raw power around; fire, lighting, laser, time-manipulation and so forth, but he mostly doesn't He fights with small things; he will see the future, and move his blade to counter yours perfectly, he will fight in an area, that he prepared before hand, he will let others do the heavy lifting first and so on. He manages to be immensely powerful, but not brass or crude with his power. Another key aspect of him character, is he infernal ability to sound reasonable, understanding and human. Other Thousands Son's often comments, that even though they know him to be a manipulator, betrayer and killer, he always appears to argue for the hard but necessary choice. He still thinks himself a tragic hero rather then a monster or amoral, so he can mourn his dead brothers, as he actively sacrifices some of his oldest companions to further his ends. Of all the Chaos marines, he is one of the very few, that can still think himself a "good" person by somewhat conventional morality, even as he commits warcrimes aplenty. Disgusting Hypocrisy and self delusion? Yes, but you can't help but cheer him on, as he goes through hell on a doomed qust to save his beloved Legion.
@@Baldermort thanks, I really feel like Ahriman is such a wonderfully complex and compelling character. Both his portrail in Graham Mcneils Heresy books and John Frenchs Ahriman series are great.
Death guard or Imperial guard because if it’s the former “hello to a fellow servant of the grandfather”if it’s the latter well you’ll be joining us soon lol
@@Baldermort YESSSS, thank you. This made my weekend even better than it already was. This only came on top a girl saying yes to what can be seen as a date.
I will agree that the thousand sons is the best of the traitor legions for they still have a little bit of honor, still thirst for knowledge for the sake to know more, and how the names characters are so tragic and glorious in there own right
I clicked the notification, only to find I had somehow liked the video before it even loaded. Good to see Tzeentch is acting on my plans before I even innact them!
Hello dear sir Baldermort. My name is Noah and I some 6 months ago decided to watch every single one of your lore videos. As of today, I have watched every single one. From the bottom of my heart, well done and thank you for your dedication for the lore. I have enjoyed every single second o each video and I will continue to do so. Keep up the amazing work and storytelling, for you truly do bring life to the lore. From a loving fan. P.S. may God bless you.
Always felt bad for Ahriman. I get the funny feeling that if he were to take off his helmet you'd see a tired, sad old man. He was completely led astray by Magnus, who was himself led astray by the Emperor, he made a mistake and now he's spent literally 10,000 years trying to put things right. I'd probably have sacked it off after a few hundred tbh. Found me some Slaaneshi girls and a battlebarge and just straight up leave the galaxy.
Ahriman spent over 10,000 years in exile, he's actually only come back to the galactic stage relatively recently, for the past 10,000~ years he's been serving lesser chaos lords and acting weak as a form of "punishment", he let himself be abused by men far more powerful than himself in the name of punishment, he thought about killing himself several times, when asked why he never did? Because deep down he had hope, in his own words aswell, Ahriman straight up said that he had hope that things would get better, that he or somebody else would have a chance to fix things.
@@Aredel Kairoz tampered with the Book of Magnus (which the Rubric was founded on) in return for a daemon's promise to tell him how to prevent the flesh change (which, in the end, didn't really work).
Magnificent as always Lord Baldermort. So evocative! An interesting character. The perfect example of someone with too much knowledge and power but not enough patience and wisdom.
Ahriman just walks out through the wall. Lucius is killed by Kharne, then becomes lucius again. Typhus just ignores the lot and prays. Grandfather yeets him out of there. Just mho. :)
@@Baldermort oh yeah you did didn’t 😅 My bad. Been so long. So many great stories. I always liked Kharn talking to Ahriman about why he got the nails. (At least i think it was those two)
Yes!!! Baldemort does a video on my favorite character in 40k! Azhek is so like his father, and so powerful- yet he is ultimately powerless to change! I can't help but wonder if Ohrmuzd were there, would he help his brother or stop him?
Ahriman is probably my favourite Chaos Champion, or even Chaos Character in general. His power is never one to be dismissed yet the bleeding irony of his path, his actions and his goals is so pitiful. He’s multifaceted. At once ruthless and merciless yet considerate and does all he can for those brothers he cares for. At one moment charismatic and wise, the next, deceitful and masterful. Yet above all he’s sympathetic. Everyone has mistakes they wish they could undo, and he has made some very grievous mistakes. But his quest for redemption and the knowledge and power to do so damns him further
Funfact: in (ancient) Zoroastrianism Ahriman is the destructive element or spirit, opposing his twin brother the enlightening or creative spirit. I wonder if we will meet his twin in 40k one day.
We actually have met his twin brother Ohrmuzd. He is referred to in 'A Thousands Sons' by Graham McNeill and 'Ahriman:Exile' by John French SPOILERS He's very dead, we won't meet him in the 42nd millennium.
My first fave of heretic astartes, second is Kharne. Such idealistic warriors to start, and fall so hard, trying to save their legion, and being so loyal to their primarchs.
I'm sorry, i love each and every piece of writing but with Ahriman i can't ever not picture in my head playing him the role of Disney's sorcerer's apprentice with the rubrik marines as the mops
Terrific video! Ahriman and the thousand sons are among the most interesting parts of the 40k universe. There's a multi-layered quality which sets it apart from much of 40k lore.
THIS is the video of yours I've been looking forward to more than any. Ahriman is my favorite 40k character. I've been patiently waiting for over a year for my favorite story teller to tell his story.
Ahriman is such a tragic figure. Watching his brothers besieged by the wolves, only to unwillingly betray all he knew in the Imperium, to watching his brothers fall victim once again, to exile for having the heart to attempt to save those beloved by him.
Oooo. One of fav characters. Narrated by baldy himself. Fantastic. Edit: Very interesting choice of music. During the story segment. Is that an actual piece of warhammer music? Its upbeat but strangely eerie. Like carnival music, with hints of classical inspiration and composition throughout.
Very good video. Ahriman is definitely one of the most interesting characters of the traitor legions. And my favorite chaos champion. He is not an one dimensional villan , he is complex, has a justifiable cause and his own agenda that is not just follow the will of the chaos god. I see him as a perfect representation of the thousand sons themself. Exiled for failing on his noble iniciative. A failed , but never a traitor. One that tried his best to help his allies and got punished for that. Magnus rejected Ahriman the same way the emperor rejected him.
And now I understand why my poor sons of Dorn get absolutely rekt by my mates Ahriman. Terrifying dude, wouldn't want to piss him off that's for sure Hope you're doing well brother :)
Hi baldermort thanks for the great video another one of my favorite characters. was wondering if you could add Illuminor Szeras to ur list, it seems every race says their own mad scientist Fabius bile, Belisarius cawl, mad dok, The homunculus rucarth,& others but it feels like the Necrons mad scientist is the one we (or at least I)know the least about
I recently finished the Ahriman trilogy of books from Black Library. They were excellent. I highly recommended them, not just to Thousand Sons fan, or even just Tzeentch fans, but all fans of warhammer books. I couldn't put them down.
“Mr. Ahriman I don’t feel so good......” *proceeds to turn into a ruburic marine*
Oh wow... Now I feel even worse for those marines... Nice one though.
Joshua Brown at least they can’t feel pain now
Nah that was good 😂
Ahriman is a harrowing reminder that one should always keep their library card close by.
Hahaha
Lol
Heh, heh, because he was part of The Harrowing warband, perhaps?
Thriving ain’t hard with a librarium card!
"Wait a minute, you're just just fucking with me, aren't you?!"
Lol
Ahrimam is one of the most interesting characters in 40K, and that's up against some stiff competition. He never wanted any of this, and he only had the best of intentions. He is so powerful and yet still only a pawn in the Great Game. A tragic figure to be sure.
Yeah he is real tragic villain material, it isnt his fault but that doesnt excuse him from the attrocities he does which just makes him an even more interesting figure
@@dinocha0s,.true but unlike Kharn or Lucius his atrocities have a purpose. As befits the champion of Tzeentch there is always a hidden motive. His moves, made over centuries, have all been building towards the one goal of recasting the Rubric and restoring his brothers. The battle in the Webway is really telling of his character. Yvraine restored some of the Rubricae to life and then spilled them into the Warp, without a second thought Ahriman hurled himself after them shouting "Brothers!"
WH40K is nothing but tragedy
Magnus never wanted any of this just like Ahriman. All he wanted to do was to warn his father and he got shattered into multiple fragments for it .
@@MJ-el8ei All that and the fact that he kept trying to prove psychers aren't evil and having a cold war with the council of terra and their witch hunters years before the heresy.
@@enoughothis Bros before big tiddy herald of death eldar hoes. Mad respect for chad librarian.
Ahriman fell so deep into insanity he looped right back to being sane again.
The type of guy who could kill you without ever being on the same planet as you. AND make it look like an accident if he wanted to.
that is an incredible description 0-0
Ahriman possibly the only traitor that cares about someone other than himself.
Fabius Bile arguably also does
Cough cough Argal Tal cough cough
Even Kharnn the betrayer cared for another but after they were ripped away he cared for no one, not even himself, only the carnage.
I think we can extend that to the Thousand Sons in general.
Remember the Thousand Sons that were there when Rylanor made his last stand.
I'm off to listen to the song again now
Did sevator also a bit?
"Wonderful magic show. Horrible food. Tastes like an ashtray. 2/10."
- The Hive Mind
Lol!!!
indeed
Lol!
This one got me so off guard i farted while laughing
Please, do one of these for everyone and everything. This was amazing.
“IF I WANT TO MURDER THE STARS THEN I WILL MURDER THE SHIT OUT OF THEM!” - Ahriman (probably)
Hahaha beat me to the bunch buddy
"Of course you can! What could possibly go wrong?' Tzeentch
@WASDLeftClick "WHOA, THAT'S BRUTAL!" - Lucius the Eternal.
"You're a wizard Ahriman"
Ahriman is one of the few traitors who would want to see the empirium become what it was, what the dream showed it to be, what it should have been so long ago, he is one of the few who still has at least a shard of the nobility left from what the sons used to be, what the empirium should have been
So amusing that you try to cloak us in “fallen Nobility, lost honor” as if we were ever that. As if we were ever honorable. Did fighting for the Corpse God make us Noble? Did it make us honorable? Did it excuse our atrocities we committed to not just Xenos but other humans? Of course it did. Nobility…I saw more nobility in us then I did in any one man! You call us “False Angels” I say we never truly fell. We are as we have always been. Only the facade is gone.
“Do you have your library card?” Cegorach definitely
"I must have left it in my other battleplate..."
Wise Baldermort's voice and the grimdark pathos of his narrative is pure balm.
His voice is just gold
Yes, very explosive, balms.
Agreed, his dramatic reading of Ahriman is first rate!
Aaah ahriman the only marine to only try help his legion and got ridiculed for it because of his primarch.... Such sadness
Ironic; as a warrior with magical power and a single eye, Magnus would be a good analogue for Odin in aesthetic, but Ahriman as a questing sage seeking magical powers is a closet analogue in narrative.
Pretty hilarious the TSons have more in common with the Norse than the Space Wolves XD
I mean Ahriman himself is a good analgoue for Odin. He's born of a warrior race but isn't the greatest warrior, possesses magical talent but isn't the best, sacrificed something vital to him for understanding, and failed everyone he loved by seeking an impossible answer. It goes further than that too since Ahirman has a big one eyed staff he carries everywhere.
Odin sought to halt fate, and prevent Ragnarok. Ahriman sought to halt fate, and cure the flesh change.
Odin's very efforts to stop Ragnarok brought it about. Ahriman's efforts to fix the flesh change invoked the most grievous of changes upon his brothers.
@@ZeroNumerous I mean, he's almost certainly the best sub-primarch human sorcerer
@@ZeroNumerous Ironically, his father - Magnus' desire to warn the Emperor of Horus' betrayal (and the Emperor being a prick, as usual) was the very engine oil that allowed the Heresy to go into overdrive (by forcing the Emperor to stay on Terra).
@@henryviiifake8244 The emperor new that the Heresy need to happen that's why he was a prick with some of his primarchs and made Horus his warmaster even with the Lion being a better strategist and a charismatic commander than Lupercarl ever was (Sanguinius was a best candidate too). He knew that everything which happened need to happened to perhaps, perhaps defeat the chaos god or even de Nids.
Ahriman’s ability to warp the battlefield both in lore and on the table is one of the main reasons I love TS
Such a sad story, that of the Thousand Sons. My favourite Chaos faction. Cheers Master Mort.
Ahriman is honestly such a fascinating and complex character! He was a kind and wise man, dedicated to humanity's progress and the dream of a brighter future. He had a hobby as a wine farmer, and his wine was appreciated by primarchs from other legions. (Perturabo had a bottle)
Arrogance, folly and betrayal took him down a dark road. The betrayal of Magnus, Russ, The Emperor, Horus and others combined with his own character made him a monster, but he is still a very human monster.
The main thing about Ahriman the Mage, is his understated subtlety. Oh, he is perfectly able and willing to thrown massive amounts of raw power around; fire, lighting, laser, time-manipulation and so forth, but he mostly doesn't
He fights with small things; he will see the future, and move his blade to counter yours perfectly, he will fight in an area, that he prepared before hand, he will let others do the heavy lifting first and so on. He manages to be immensely powerful, but not brass or crude with his power.
Another key aspect of him character, is he infernal ability to sound reasonable, understanding and human. Other Thousands Son's often comments, that even though they know him to be a manipulator, betrayer and killer, he always appears to argue for the hard but necessary choice. He still thinks himself a tragic hero rather then a monster or amoral, so he can mourn his dead brothers, as he actively sacrifices some of his oldest companions to further his ends.
Of all the Chaos marines, he is one of the very few, that can still think himself a "good" person by somewhat conventional morality, even as he commits warcrimes aplenty.
Disgusting Hypocrisy and self delusion? Yes, but you can't help but cheer him on, as he goes through hell on a doomed qust to save his beloved Legion.
Nice write up. :)
@@Baldermort thanks, I really feel like Ahriman is such a wonderfully complex and compelling character. Both his portrail in Graham Mcneils Heresy books and John Frenchs Ahriman series are great.
As a Guard player I can't stand playing those tough, animated coffins...but those lore is fascinating! Thanks for another highly entertaining video!
Death guard or Imperial guard because if it’s the former “hello to a fellow servant of the grandfather”if it’s the latter well you’ll be joining us soon lol
@@hunterwaguespack3963 What about Raven Guard? Or other Guards of Astra Militarum. Must be specific 😂
Ether way they will all serve the grandfather eventually :) ... na but seriously ur right lots of guards
Mordian Iron Guard probably
The Thousand Sons have some of the coolest looking armor.
“ knowledge is power but power is nothing without purpose “ words to live by
YES, MY FAVORITE "TRAITOR" LEGION GETS ATTENTION BY THE GOD OF NARRATIONS
Just a little one. We;ll get to the 1k sons again soon. :)
@@Baldermort YESSSS, thank you.
This made my weekend even better than it already was.
This only came on top a girl saying yes to what can be seen as a date.
@@Birb_of_Judge oh cool!!! Hand a great time! Honestly, just be yourself. Anything else is a waste of your amd her time. ;)
@@Baldermort Haha, brother i have known her for over 5 years, I'm confident I can be myself
I will agree that the thousand sons is the best of the traitor legions for they still have a little bit of honor, still thirst for knowledge for the sake to know more, and how the names characters are so tragic and glorious in there own right
I clicked the notification, only to find I had somehow liked the video before it even loaded. Good to see Tzeentch is acting on my plans before I even innact them!
Hello dear sir Baldermort.
My name is Noah and I some 6 months ago decided to watch every single one of your lore videos. As of today, I have watched every single one. From the bottom of my heart, well done and thank you for your dedication for the lore. I have enjoyed every single second o each video and I will continue to do so. Keep up the amazing work and storytelling, for you truly do bring life to the lore.
From a loving fan. P.S. may God bless you.
Erm. Thanks. :).
Always felt bad for Ahriman. I get the funny feeling that if he were to take off his helmet you'd see a tired, sad old man. He was completely led astray by Magnus, who was himself led astray by the Emperor, he made a mistake and now he's spent literally 10,000 years trying to put things right.
I'd probably have sacked it off after a few hundred tbh. Found me some Slaaneshi girls and a battlebarge and just straight up leave the galaxy.
Ahriman spent over 10,000 years in exile, he's actually only come back to the galactic stage relatively recently, for the past 10,000~ years he's been serving lesser chaos lords and acting weak as a form of "punishment", he let himself be abused by men far more powerful than himself in the name of punishment, he thought about killing himself several times, when asked why he never did? Because deep down he had hope, in his own words aswell, Ahriman straight up said that he had hope that things would get better, that he or somebody else would have a chance to fix things.
It's not a real start to the weekend before Uncle Balders drops utter magnificence!
It's sad Ahriman believes his rubric failed due to hubris and error, since that isn't true. It was sabotaged.
By whom?
@@Aredel Kairoz tampered with the Book of Magnus (which the Rubric was founded on) in return for a daemon's promise to tell him how to prevent the flesh change (which, in the end, didn't really work).
As if delivered by angels, I beg for Chaos, and it comes! And not just, but my chosen champion in battle! You do me great service!
Magnificent as always Lord Baldermort. So evocative! An interesting character. The perfect example of someone with too much knowledge and power but not enough patience and wisdom.
Praise be for the emperor has blessed us today with baldy. THE EMPEROR PROTECTS
Here to appease the RUclips algorithm and give praise to our Mighty Loremaster!
Hypothetically situation: lock Ahriman, Typhus, Lucius and Kharn in a room. Who walks out again?
Ahriman just walks out through the wall. Lucius is killed by Kharne, then becomes lucius again. Typhus just ignores the lot and prays. Grandfather yeets him out of there. Just mho. :)
So in the end the only one to die would be kharne.... sounds about right lol
That's dependent on Kharne feeling satisfaction at killing Lucius. Which I'm pretty sure is impossible, since Kharne feels nothing but rage.
Kharnes rage would yeet lucius out into the nearest mortal
They will probably complain about their primarchs.
Never change. Beautiful and thank you for your videos.
Ty sir for this hes my favorite character in all of warhammer
Yay!! Now we need Kharn the Betrayer for a nice valentines day brotherly duo
Did him already. Sorry! :(
@@Baldermort oh yeah you did didn’t 😅
My bad. Been so long. So many great stories.
I always liked Kharn talking to Ahriman about why he got the nails. (At least i think it was those two)
The perfect thing to listen to whilst painting, great work!
Thanks for making my Friday workday a bit better Baldy!
Last time I was this early, slaanesh wasnt around!
I love how you have grown Baldemort, it's incredible. Easy to see why with this masterpiece
Wow, I always liked Ahriman and now I get to see how many others do as well. Old and New.
Truly a marvelous Friday afterwork production. Cheers!
I love when you use danse Macabre in the background you always use it flawlessly my brother
Knowledge is power, though power is nothing without the Will to use it, and the Wisdom to know when not to...
More legendary story craft Good Brother. Well done. Even Ahriman would be in awe at your craft of words.
Thanks brother Sulea. But you gave me the tools in this one. :).
@@Baldermort Tools, perhaps, but you epitomize CRAFT:) Respects.
THANK YOU! I was itching for good thousand sons content !
Hoping to get more out in the coming months. :)
I just finished painting his model❕
Amazing channel, and incredible vocal talent.
I am
Soooo jealous right now. Amazing army. ;)
Such a fitting choice of backing music, amazing entry as ever
Perfect timing there Baldermort. I’ve just downloaded exile so this will go well with it.
Yes!!! Baldemort does a video on my favorite character in 40k! Azhek is so like his father, and so powerful- yet he is ultimately powerless to change! I can't help but wonder if Ohrmuzd were there, would he help his brother or stop him?
Thank you Baldermort! One of my favorite Characters in 40k finally getting covered. Great Content as usual!
Great vid as always baldy
Ahriman is probably my favourite Chaos Champion, or even Chaos Character in general.
His power is never one to be dismissed yet the bleeding irony of his path, his actions and his goals is so pitiful.
He’s multifaceted.
At once ruthless and merciless yet considerate and does all he can for those brothers he cares for.
At one moment charismatic and wise, the next, deceitful and masterful.
Yet above all he’s sympathetic. Everyone has mistakes they wish they could undo, and he has made some very grievous mistakes. But his quest for redemption and the knowledge and power to do so damns him further
what a legendary channel!
Ah baldermort narrates and expands upon my ultimate favorite 40k character. Thank you bud. He doesn't get the attention that he deserves
"Sorcerer's used to be two to a copper on Terra in the old days!
They die soon enough with a boot on their throat."
[Mysterious honk noises]
Danse Macabre. A deft touch, Balders. Well done.
Funfact: in (ancient) Zoroastrianism Ahriman is the destructive element or spirit, opposing his twin brother the enlightening or creative spirit.
I wonder if we will meet his twin in 40k one day.
We actually have met his twin brother Ohrmuzd. He is referred to in 'A Thousands Sons' by Graham McNeill and 'Ahriman:Exile' by John French
SPOILERS
He's very dead, we won't meet him in the 42nd millennium.
@@everydayuntilyoulikeit1501 You never know.
HOW DOES HE DO IT? HOW DOES HE MAKE SUCH AMAZING CONTENT?
I just love the hype you build on these characters.
YES!!!! hes my favorite character
wonderful stuff thankyu good Brother Balbermort
Thanks for listening brother Fennell. :)
Love youre voice man.
25:34 - What gorgeous model! A pose that screams "prepare to be royally fucked up" indeed.
I did not miss the Faust reference in the music at the beginning. Brilliant work as always, Baldermort. Always good to see. :D
Danse macabre. A fitting selection.
My first fave of heretic astartes, second is Kharne. Such idealistic warriors to start, and fall so hard, trying to save their legion, and being so loyal to their primarchs.
Omg the background music baldemort!!! Well done sir!!!!
I'm sorry, i love each and every piece of writing but with Ahriman i can't ever not picture in my head playing him the role of Disney's sorcerer's apprentice with the rubrik marines as the mops
Lol. Not just me then. ;).
This presentation is amazing and the background music reminded me of Rude Tales of Magic 😂
Always a pleasure to witness your works, Lord Baldy!!!
Terrific video! Ahriman and the thousand sons are among the most interesting parts of the 40k universe. There's a multi-layered quality which sets it apart from much of 40k lore.
Loved this video my man.
Love the chanel. Plz keep them coming
What a coincidence...... I was BattleScribing a Thousand Sons' list and was thinking I didn't know much about Ahriman.....
Dude your definitely the best 40k youtuber. This voice work is insane!
I remember when Ahriman couldn't forgive himself for killing that woman, the friend of his student before the destruction of Prospero.
I've been waiting for you to do this video for a while. It did not disappoint.
I've loved Ahriman's story and it's been one of 3 chaos champions I can really say I could understand and sympathize with.
Wow, making sacrificial runes out of planets, why didn't I think of that? I wonder how long that took him?
This is MAGNIFICENT!! Loved it!!
Simply amazing, you've done a great job baldemort.
Sweet talking about the son that tried to help his father and brothers out. Glad you covered him today
Beautiful story as always, amazing uncle baldy :)
THIS is the video of yours I've been looking forward to more than any. Ahriman is my favorite 40k character. I've been patiently waiting for over a year for my favorite story teller to tell his story.
It’s only an introduction.
Sorry. Longer one later down the road. :)
@@Baldermort An introduction means more is coming, and it was a pretty great introduction.
Ahriman is such a tragic figure. Watching his brothers besieged by the wolves, only to unwillingly betray all he knew in the Imperium, to watching his brothers fall victim once again, to exile for having the heart to attempt to save those beloved by him.
1,000th like on the video. Loved learning more about Ahriman!
Superb content.
And one of my favorite legions and characters too.
I missed this one! I've been waiting a long time for this video!
Oooo. One of fav characters. Narrated by baldy himself. Fantastic.
Edit: Very interesting choice of music. During the story segment. Is that an actual piece of warhammer music? Its upbeat but strangely eerie. Like carnival music, with hints of classical inspiration and composition throughout.
That song would be Danse Macabre. A classic.
@@cesarfortson8245 thank you!
No better end to a fine day's work than Balde-lore, a quiet chair, and a glittering glass of fine amasec. Aloha and Mahalo from Maui🤙🏽🥃
Ah yes, Ahriman. This sorcerer is legitimately amazing. (The sculpt of his model is also fantastic)
Awesome video as always 👌
Love your videos, i would really enjoy more Nurgle's related stories and Tau. Chaos in general is always welcome. Thank you for all the fun ~
Very good video. Ahriman is definitely one of the most interesting characters of the traitor legions. And my favorite chaos champion. He is not an one dimensional villan , he is complex, has a justifiable cause and his own agenda that is not just follow the will of the chaos god.
I see him as a perfect representation of the thousand sons themself. Exiled for failing on his noble iniciative. A failed , but never a traitor. One that tried his best to help his allies and got punished for that.
Magnus rejected Ahriman the same way the emperor rejected him.
Amazing video!! Really happy to see more lore on the Thousand Sons and my favorite character in the 40k universe!
Fantastic job Good Sir! TTFN!
And now I understand why my poor sons of Dorn get absolutely rekt by my mates Ahriman. Terrifying dude, wouldn't want to piss him off that's for sure
Hope you're doing well brother :)
Hi baldermort thanks for the great video another one of my favorite characters. was wondering if you could add Illuminor Szeras to ur list, it seems every race says their own mad scientist Fabius bile, Belisarius cawl, mad dok, The homunculus rucarth,& others but it feels like the Necrons mad scientist is the one we (or at least I)know the least about
I recently finished the Ahriman trilogy of books from Black Library. They were excellent. I highly recommended them, not just to Thousand Sons fan, or even just Tzeentch fans, but all fans of warhammer books. I couldn't put them down.
Time to relax and to have ....... fun 😉❤️❤️
Great pictures to accompany the audio and great voice acting.
One of my fave characters in the entire WH40K universe
Nice! Friday AND Baldermort? Fantastic