I love how he goes on those deep, meandering tangents instead of just this lazy "Oh, thats cool but impractical. In reality you woule use this or that, blah blah blah". No, he is an educated and very knowledgeable man who has deep passion for this topic.
I like that you can obviously tell he’s become a fan. The first Warhammer video he’s curious and asking what everything is, in this one he knows what the chaplains and thousand sons are.
Toby as Magnus apologist confirmed. Listening to his references throughout and holy shit this man has fallen down the 40K rabbit hole in the interim. Good job Dave. I just have an image of him leafing through John Blanche artwork in the early hours of the morning.
"Hopefully that will be rectified in a downloadable expansion that you can play the Thousand Sons as the heroes they really are" "Sir, the Inquisition would like a word with you and they have brought the Space Wolves with them"
Tobias Capwell and Jonathan Ferguson are legends of the internet, and this series may be the best thing Gamespot has produced in the post Ryan Davis era.
the arm chains do actually have a use, its origins are from the world eaters, they would attach their weapons (guns or blades) to the chain so they could retrieve them quickly in battle. it became a staple of the black templars through their founding chapter master who also used this practice which he ironically picked up from them. the death watch would probably pick it up from the templars that were with them. titus was in the watch so he might have picked it up from there. the irony is that the templars only think of it as a "not letting go of your weapons till you win or die" type thing and do not know where it came from.
They were a real thing historically. On coats of plates from about 1360, they would attach your weapons or helmet or visor to your body armour so you didn't lose them on horseback. More common in modern Germany so that's probably where the inspiration for it on the Templars came from. Was a pretty short lived fashion and not without drawbacks.
Toby radiates a deep love for what he does, and his enthusiasm for 40k really shows and its so awesome to hear he has been getting more into it and loving it. More of these please.
Understanding that the most serious aspects of 40k are the most exaggerated and farcical is the most enjoyable part of 40k. Now, that being said, The Emperor Protects!
I love that he addressed how laborious and manpower intensive being a knight in the Medieval Period is, and how its still reflected in Warhammer 40k with Space Marines and other more "knightly" or "ornate" warriors of the Imperium. And then imagine an entire company, plus its equipment, vehicles, weapons, gear, alongside its armor, and all the armor being uniquely specific to each Marine, so they can't just mass produce or mass repair the armors. Then equipping the Marines themselves with varying weapon systems, and the munitions to support said weapon systems, and ensuring that they're properly equipped to support their weapon systems. This on top of keeping their void ships running and functioning, and continually running to and fro to ensure that the ship is in good shape for any and all potential realities, including void battles. It would be hellish to be anyone except a Space Marine on one of their War Ships.
Speaking of banners, the Company Standard or even the Legion Standard are usually carried by ancients of the army, kind of like actual ancients in their duty of lorekeeping and also embodying an aspect of the spirit of the legion or chapter. Infamously Rylanor The Unyielding, an Emperor's Children dreadnought, was the Emperor's Children's Ancient of Rites, and he carries one of the banners that symbolised the original loyalist Emperor's Children.
Small chance Tobias Capwell sees this, but he is great and I love what he explained and how in this video. Kudos and have a good weekend! Give all the haters a good Götz von Berlichingen!
2:22 There's a few reasons why it works for Space Marines. For example, power armor is a very sophisticated piece of technology that connects directly to a Marine's nervous system via their Black Carapace implant. This interface connection allows the armor to mimic the wearer's movements almost perfectly and also lets the wearer "feel and sense" their surroundings through this armor to a much greater degree due to built-in sensor systems. It basically acts like a second skin which enhances a Marine's already super-enhanced physiology even further. Power armor also has ocular auto-targeting systems in the helmet which can sync up with their weapon sights, making them extremely accurate and precise with their shots, even while hip firing on the move. Finally, Space Marines are superhuman warriors with decades, if not centuries of incredibly rigorous training and combat experience under their belts. They are experts at fighting with their armor and equipment. It's like extensions of their body.
This is such an amazingly fun and informative video - both for his perspective on how authentic the concepts in Warhammer are, but also for how he's gotten into the genre of Warhammer with his son. Wonderful stuff to have such a well-informed person analyzing these things.
Wonderful breakdown! Love the enthusiasm for the Sons, even if it's heresy lol Continuing to enjoy the various experts being brought onboard, this series is truly amazing!
it really is an honor as a 40k fan to have someone as capable and respected as Toby Capwell talk not just from his historical expertise but as an actual fan himself too. Damn this video made me happy
@GameSpot one things that’s not shown in the game is the reason they’re so much larger is they’re primaris marines which are larger than the first born marines. In the beginning of the game when you see Titus in that deathwatch armor is first born marine size. After he’s reunited with the Ultramarines he has gone through the rubicon and become primaris which is why he’s not in his armor anymore.
Man, Dave's been eating good with all this Warhammer lately and I'm here for it! And Toby is always such a delight, I can't wait for the chaos and mp one
In the 1st games multiplayer they later added a dreadnought mode where teams could use points gained from objectives to respawn in control of a dreadnought. Maybe there'll be a spin off of that but instead with a psyker class and have a Ksons for the chaos version
Thank you dave for getting toby back! He is definetly on of the most entertaining person from all these expert reacts videos and how he can apreciate design art and settings way better than most.
Just love how he's just gone full rabbit hole, plus the details he goes into are pretty interesting too. Heroes? Maybe once, right now they're victims of circumstances beyond their control at best.
I always loved that bit of anachronistic fixation in 40k. Armors from earlier periods are revered and desired despite being less effective than modern designs in practical terms.
I’m pretty much exclusively subbed to this channel to watch our two beloved armor and weapon experts. They do really great stuff and it is just so cool seeing his transition into a genuine fan of the series
It's so fun to see how much he gushes about the marines, and how he brings his own knowledge and insights into the whole mix. It's so obvious how much respect and curiosity he has for the 40K universe at this point.
Another aspect of WARHAMMER 40k is like in fallout with the power armor is it bleeds over into tanks. Armor impacts, “nonpens”, piercing deflected shots(18:30), near misses or bladed impacts(20:51), and plain old explosions and soot. I’m not into painting models but I’d love to get into them just to practice the techniques of battle damage. I’m sure if I wanted to I could get a PHD just on the study of damage to armor, contemporary and historical. If only I knew where to get such a certification in that field.
A pre-heresy RTS. You play as Magnus trying to get his small legion to overcome some of the xeno empires they exterminated. Endgame is the Rangdan. DLC is the fall of Prospero. You lose, but it's a question of how many you can save.
I love that Toby has now become a fan and, he always got the nuance that it's a game and a fictional universe so rule of cool applies. And he would applaud it where he could, but now he's actively defending it while acknowledging it's wrong and it's wonderful.
In reference to banners having an effect on morale, immediately made me think of Jeanne d'Arc and how she didn't carry a sword into battle, but rather a banner and was a beacon on the battlefield more than a straight up warrior which helped the French not give up, but keep fighting
I could listen to Tobias expounding on the psychological and cultural context and meaning behind traditional knightly armour and how that connects to armour in 40K for hours! It really adds more appreciation to my favourite setting
Tobias getting into Warhammer purely because he wanted to connect with and have something to do with his son, and then getting into the lore as an afterthought, is just next level wholesome.
Truly a man of culture.🧐 This was very interesting because of finding out about just those little details you don't think about but shows that sometimes the little things are more fascinating
My personal favorite dreadnought story is of Chyron. Not only do you have the typical rigors of being confined in a dreadnought. But Chyron also believed himself to be the last of the Lamenters. Forever separated from his brothers and not allowed to died by their side as he was serving in the Deathwatch. I wonder if he and Titus ever met.
As cool as it would be to play a Thousand Sons marine, it wouldn't really work in PvP since they don't have physical bodies anymore. However, if they add a psyker class then it would work since the sorcerers were spared their bodies
31:03 "We need to get you a PS5" This isn't just regular heresy, this is advanced heresy! He needs a gaming PC. That way he can play all sorts of classics from the last 20 years.
Setting aside the heresy of calling the Thousand Sons 'Heroes'. I like how he addresses that some of the stuff is only unrealistic to us because we do not A:) Possess the same technology and B.) Aren't enhanced super soldiers who are limited to the constraints of our own weak flesh.
I love how he goes on those deep, meandering tangents instead of just this lazy "Oh, thats cool but impractical. In reality you woule use this or that, blah blah blah". No, he is an educated and very knowledgeable man who has deep passion for this topic.
So much passion he got his doctorate on the subject.
I could honestly talk about Warhammer and listen to Toby's breakdowns for hours...which actually makes these shoots really quite tough haha
You do realize that those aren't mutually exclusive right?
@@IrregularDave No offence to your other guests, but Toby is the best one for me, I just wish we had more of him.
I felt the same way, glad someone said it
"you can play the Thousand Sons as the heroes they really are". ABSOLUTE. LEGEND.
Magnus did SOMETHING wrong...
@@IrregularDave no p diddly did something wrong magnus just cared too much.
@@IrregularDave Magnus did nothing wrong, and Erebus did everything right
@@cyberash3000 For all his faults, Magnus was never found with a stash of baby oil, so you're onto something here
@@IrregularDave Magnus was told to do "nothing" and so he did "nothing" wrong
I like that you can obviously tell he’s become a fan. The first Warhammer video he’s curious and asking what everything is, in this one he knows what the chaplains and thousand sons are.
He told me he's read nearly 30 Horus Heresy books since we recorded the first episode.
Wow respect to him someone deffinetly found a new hobby @@IrregularDave
@@IrregularDave holy terra, man’s gonna show up in armour with a Thousand Son paint job next time you have him on
@@davidkelly1638 oh no don't give him ideas!
@@davidkelly1638I'd love to see that
It's always fun to talk Warhammer with Toby! Although as a Dark Angels fan i have some FEELINGS about him collecting Thousand Sons...
Well, could be worse, you could have been collecting space wolvess
That was definetly huge shock and sad day to us all.
watching his sheer giddy excitement at their appearance in the game was so wholesome
Toby gets the whole "rule of cool" while being functional like Johnathan does. Always want to see more of him.
im honestly supprised he didn't go DA
Toby as Magnus apologist confirmed.
Listening to his references throughout and holy shit this man has fallen down the 40K rabbit hole in the interim. Good job Dave. I just have an image of him leafing through John Blanche artwork in the early hours of the morning.
I am team Ahriman.
"Hopefully that will be rectified in a downloadable expansion that you can play the Thousand Sons as the heroes they really are"
"Sir, the Inquisition would like a word with you and they have brought the Space Wolves with them"
"I can feel the comments already".
Indeed. The T-Sons stopped being heroes a long time ago.
You know you've fethed up when those two are happy to work together.
A real gakking mess@@GeordieSwordsman
@@BenHyle Nah, they became heroes a long time ago, specifically about the moment Magnus got his back broken
I knew I could smell wet dog
Should've showed him the Thousand sons terminators. Especially the melee ones, They are so cool.
Oh we did. I pointed them out as "Thousand Sons Terminators" and he rightfully corrected me with an "oh, the Scarab Occult?"
@@IrregularDave Funny thing, they do call them scarab terminators in the game files..
@@MinecraftLD10 Because that's how they are called.
@@legio1942they’re called the Scarab Occult by the other legions. But are known as the Sekhmet by the Thousand Sons
Tobias Capwell and Jonathan Ferguson are legends of the internet, and this series may be the best thing Gamespot has produced in the post Ryan Davis era.
Pretty sure we are at the peak of gamespots potential with these 2 experts
BY THE EMPEROR! THIS MAN HAS BROUGHT THE TAINT OF CHAOS TO HOLY TERRA!
AND I WELCOME IT!
AWESOME, i really missed that guy!
same
I've never seen him before. I thought it was only Jonathan lol
It's cute to hear Toby talk about how he got into the hobby to spend quality time with his son. I love that.
the arm chains do actually have a use, its origins are from the world eaters, they would attach their weapons (guns or blades) to the chain so they could retrieve them quickly in battle. it became a staple of the black templars through their founding chapter master who also used this practice which he ironically picked up from them. the death watch would probably pick it up from the templars that were with them. titus was in the watch so he might have picked it up from there.
the irony is that the templars only think of it as a "not letting go of your weapons till you win or die" type thing and do not know where it came from.
Titus doesn't chain his weapons, it's just to note he has served in the deathwatch. But everything u said is true.
They were a real thing historically. On coats of plates from about 1360, they would attach your weapons or helmet or visor to your body armour so you didn't lose them on horseback. More common in modern Germany so that's probably where the inspiration for it on the Templars came from. Was a pretty short lived fashion and not without drawbacks.
3:40 very much like a deathwatch blackshield
That's exactly what I thought
Toby radiates a deep love for what he does, and his enthusiasm for 40k really shows and its so awesome to hear he has been getting more into it and loving it. More of these please.
"A surprise to be sure, but a welcomed one"
Understanding that the most serious aspects of 40k are the most exaggerated and farcical is the most enjoyable part of 40k. Now, that being said, The Emperor Protects!
I love that he addressed how laborious and manpower intensive being a knight in the Medieval Period is, and how its still reflected in Warhammer 40k with Space Marines and other more "knightly" or "ornate" warriors of the Imperium. And then imagine an entire company, plus its equipment, vehicles, weapons, gear, alongside its armor, and all the armor being uniquely specific to each Marine, so they can't just mass produce or mass repair the armors. Then equipping the Marines themselves with varying weapon systems, and the munitions to support said weapon systems, and ensuring that they're properly equipped to support their weapon systems.
This on top of keeping their void ships running and functioning, and continually running to and fro to ensure that the ship is in good shape for any and all potential realities, including void battles.
It would be hellish to be anyone except a Space Marine on one of their War Ships.
Speaking of banners, the Company Standard or even the Legion Standard are usually carried by ancients of the army, kind of like actual ancients in their duty of lorekeeping and also embodying an aspect of the spirit of the legion or chapter. Infamously Rylanor The Unyielding, an Emperor's Children dreadnought, was the Emperor's Children's Ancient of Rites, and he carries one of the banners that symbolised the original loyalist Emperor's Children.
Small chance Tobias Capwell sees this, but he is great and I love what he explained and how in this video. Kudos and have a good weekend!
Give all the haters a good Götz von Berlichingen!
I was just thinking last night that there arent enough video game armour reviews featuring toby capwell
2:22
There's a few reasons why it works for Space Marines. For example, power armor is a very sophisticated piece of technology that connects directly to a Marine's nervous system via their Black Carapace implant. This interface connection allows the armor to mimic the wearer's movements almost perfectly and also lets the wearer "feel and sense" their surroundings through this armor to a much greater degree due to built-in sensor systems. It basically acts like a second skin which enhances a Marine's already super-enhanced physiology even further.
Power armor also has ocular auto-targeting systems in the helmet which can sync up with their weapon sights, making them extremely accurate and precise with their shots, even while hip firing on the move.
Finally, Space Marines are superhuman warriors with decades, if not centuries of incredibly rigorous training and combat experience under their belts. They are experts at fighting with their armor and equipment. It's like extensions of their body.
Yes. This is the Capwell content we crave.
Always good to hear from Toby!
This is such an amazingly fun and informative video - both for his perspective on how authentic the concepts in Warhammer are, but also for how he's gotten into the genre of Warhammer with his son. Wonderful stuff to have such a well-informed person analyzing these things.
More of this guy please. He's so interesting to listen to. I prefer this to "well that's cool but the real one looks like this".
Wonderful breakdown! Love the enthusiasm for the Sons, even if it's heresy lol
Continuing to enjoy the various experts being brought onboard, this series is truly amazing!
it really is an honor as a 40k fan to have someone as capable and respected as Toby Capwell talk not just from his historical expertise but as an actual fan himself too. Damn this video made me happy
@GameSpot one things that’s not shown in the game is the reason they’re so much larger is they’re primaris marines which are larger than the first born marines. In the beginning of the game when you see Titus in that deathwatch armor is first born marine size. After he’s reunited with the Ultramarines he has gone through the rubicon and become primaris which is why he’s not in his armor anymore.
This is a wonderful episode. The passion he has for historical arms and armor is clear. His insights are much appreciated!
Man this guys knowledge and passion shines through, and you can really sense the appreciation he's developed for Warhammer, awesome
Toby becoming a 40k fan off-screen is character development I never knew I needed to see
Remember Tobias, Blessed is the mind to small for doubt. Be wary of the knowledge you hold in such high regard.
The Inquisition is watching.
Man, Dave's been eating good with all this Warhammer lately and I'm here for it! And Toby is always such a delight, I can't wait for the chaos and mp one
I also hope to see the thousand sons playable. :)
Chaos operations lets gooooo!
In the 1st games multiplayer they later added a dreadnought mode where teams could use points gained from objectives to respawn in control of a dreadnought. Maybe there'll be a spin off of that but instead with a psyker class and have a Ksons for the chaos version
i love hearing this man talk so passionately about 40k and the historical nuances within the series
love more of this please!
I really want a space marine game in the Horus heresy
Thank you dave for getting toby back! He is definetly on of the most entertaining person from all these expert reacts videos and how he can apreciate design art and settings way better than most.
I'd love to see Tobias react to Exanima, I think he'd love to see the depth to the armor systems and how it can be stacked.
Just love how he's just gone full rabbit hole, plus the details he goes into are pretty interesting too.
Heroes? Maybe once, right now they're victims of circumstances beyond their control at best.
I always loved that bit of anachronistic fixation in 40k. Armors from earlier periods are revered and desired despite being less effective than modern designs in practical terms.
I’m pretty much exclusively subbed to this channel to watch our two beloved armor and weapon experts. They do really great stuff and it is just so cool seeing his transition into a genuine fan of the series
That was delightful, thank you! Hearing Mr Capwell connect history and 40K is a huge treat!
It's so fun to see how much he gushes about the marines, and how he brings his own knowledge and insights into the whole mix. It's so obvious how much respect and curiosity he has for the 40K universe at this point.
Another aspect of WARHAMMER 40k is like in fallout with the power armor is it bleeds over into tanks. Armor impacts, “nonpens”, piercing deflected shots(18:30), near misses or bladed impacts(20:51), and plain old explosions and soot. I’m not into painting models but I’d love to get into them just to practice the techniques of battle damage. I’m sure if I wanted to I could get a PHD just on the study of damage to armor, contemporary and historical. If only I knew where to get such a certification in that field.
Magnus did the best he could with the information available to him at the time.
I was hunting for this comment 😂❤
Chaos Space Marine game would be fire.
A pre-heresy RTS. You play as Magnus trying to get his small legion to overcome some of the xeno empires they exterminated. Endgame is the Rangdan. DLC is the fall of Prospero. You lose, but it's a question of how many you can save.
Toby understood that Magnus clearly did nothing wrong!
Correct. He was told to do nothing, and he did it wrong.
@@MajorDumpsterFire I was about to post that reply before I clicked the little dropdown
I love that Toby has now become a fan and, he always got the nuance that it's a game and a fictional universe so rule of cool applies. And he would applaud it where he could, but now he's actively defending it while acknowledging it's wrong and it's wonderful.
7:20
"With these upgrades I have become unstoppable"
In reference to banners having an effect on morale, immediately made me think of Jeanne d'Arc and how she didn't carry a sword into battle, but rather a banner and was a beacon on the battlefield more than a straight up warrior which helped the French not give up, but keep fighting
Massively impressed by Toby's ability to recognize the score on which side has all the heroes on it, most people don't pass that test
Inquisitor! This one right here at 0.30!😂
I could listen to Tobias expounding on the psychological and cultural context and meaning behind traditional knightly armour and how that connects to armour in 40K for hours! It really adds more appreciation to my favourite setting
Toby definitely my favorite expert after Jonathan Ferguson keeper of firearms and artillery at the royal armory's museum in uk.
I love hearing ghis guy speak about armor etc. You can hear his knowledge and passion about the subject
Between Tobias Capwell and Johnathan Ferguson this channel has skyrocketed into one of my most top-watched channels. XD
Tobias getting into Warhammer purely because he wanted to connect with and have something to do with his son, and then getting into the lore as an afterthought, is just next level wholesome.
Brother Toby is always welcome in our crusade.
Truly a man of culture.🧐 This was very interesting because of finding out about just those little details you don't think about but shows that sometimes the little things are more fascinating
This guy is awesome! The way he talks with passion and knowledge is great. Amazing video!
My personal favorite dreadnought story is of Chyron. Not only do you have the typical rigors of being confined in a dreadnought. But Chyron also believed himself to be the last of the Lamenters. Forever separated from his brothers and not allowed to died by their side as he was serving in the Deathwatch. I wonder if he and Titus ever met.
I always think about this stuff when I see Space Marines!
Toby is such a treasure. Love his professionalism and passion and hope his kids let him play on the PS5 every now and then.
18:30 THANK YOU for describing this tiny little shield near the chest of a space marine armour. I can't get with a name and can't Google it.
He was a treat to watch! You should have him on again
SOMETHING JUST FLIPPED ON INTO MY BRAIN did they have ultramarines fight the thousand suns bc of egyptian and roman historical rivalry??
😮
As cool as it would be to play a Thousand Sons marine, it wouldn't really work in PvP since they don't have physical bodies anymore. However, if they add a psyker class then it would work since the sorcerers were spared their bodies
Oh someone other than Jonathan?! I've never seen anybody different so this should be interesting!
He's done other videos before, I recommend them
It's always such a pleasure to hear a distinguished gentleman talk about his interests
23:59 Tobias calling out the Imperium and their belief in the false Emperor, the decaying corpse on the golden throne. Very based.
Toby is such a good sport, referencing but also taking things as they are
I see Mr. Capwell has some minis in the background. We've got another one boyz.
man i love this man even more the Thousand sons r my favorite and im still waiting for the devs to let me play a rubric marine in pvp
What an absolute gentleman and a scholar! Awesome guy!
31:03 "We need to get you a PS5" This isn't just regular heresy, this is advanced heresy! He needs a gaming PC. That way he can play all sorts of classics from the last 20 years.
This guy is the definition of a gentleman and a scholar
How very wholesome by Toby, academics and nerding out 😀
30:59 WE GOT HIM BOYS AND GALS!
please let toby keep talking about 40k forever 🙏 i love it
GET THIS MAN PLAYABLE THOUSAND SONS NOW
It’s really nice having an expert AND fan react to these. Otherwise you’ll just get “Ew… what is that? That’s just silly. That’s impractical.”
He's an armour fan 1st, game second.
Haha, you must feel so good Dave that you sent this genius of a man so far down the rabbit hole!
Haha I always enjoy leading others down the path
Although I didn't know it, it makes sense Mr. Capwell knows his WH40K...
Toby is a heretic?
Well, listen to that accent! Not from Nottingham, the home of Warhammer 40K, so definitely a Chaos worshipper. ;-)
He has also dabbled in Hammers of Dorn so the jury is still out..
Hey man to be fair Magnus did nothing wrong
"Magnus did nothing wrong", as the heretics try to make us believe. Famous last words.
Perhaps he's just a heresy enthusiast
I would love to hear this guy geek out over the Black Templars. They do the space knight bit better than the Dark Angels.
Even a new guy like Toby knows the Thousand Sons got shafted hard
I could listen to this dude talk all day
The thousand sons are my favorite chaos marines. And the blood ravens are my favorite space marines.
Setting aside the heresy of calling the Thousand Sons 'Heroes'. I like how he addresses that some of the stuff is only unrealistic to us because we do not A:) Possess the same technology and B.) Aren't enhanced super soldiers who are limited to the constraints of our own weak flesh.
In Tobias eyes, Thousand Son armour too dope to be villain.
next thing we'll know, Toby's gonna be on with Tom'n'Ben, making up Yourhammer or Lorehammers...
This dude has clearly read the books lol you can tell by some of the things he knows
I cant wait for tobys rants on the chaos armor
I'm not even mad at that Thousand Sons comment, thats based as hell!
You’ll be able to play as a Thousand Son in PvP once the Psyker class is released.
If you want knightly stuff just take a look at the Dark Angels, they fit that vibe a lot. And i love that chapter! Praise the lion!
His yay was so heart warming
Where is Chaplin Leandros when you actually need him.
A man of taste, enjoyer of Thousand Sons
THE ONLY game im going to purchase this year. Always good to see Mr.Capwell (Edit, Btw Toby looks a bit like Titus)