Be careful. Representation leads to inclusion. Inclusion leads to girls. Girls lead to cooties.

Give me a starter box with sisters instead of marines and ill be one happy 40k-playing lady.

What a rad combination of ideas. History lesson, painting challenge and a highlight on the female sculpts all jammed together in one fin video.

I built half of my actual ultramarine army with female heads (Statuesque, Stormcast plastic and stormcast heads from forgeworld and some sisters of battle). Easy test: if you are to angry about "the wrong heads" on the made up plastic toys, than I am not willing to play with you. So much less stress.

This is one of the things that drew me to the Imperial Guard. It doesn't matter who or what you are. As long as you can hold a lasgun, can follow orders, and love the Emperor, you're in the Guard!

I've got enough Space Marines, would love to see Sisters of Battle in a starter set. Or better yet, an all female Catachan force!

"A lovely model from the late 1900's" me: *crumbles to dust*

Brilliant video, Brent. Rather sad that you only had to paint a single mini, but she does look lovely. Thanks for putting this into the world!

What a great video; full of positive energy and wonderful cats. Thanks, Brent.

"...from the late 1900's" This phrasing made me feel so old, wow. I know they appear faily often on your channel but I love seeing the old dark eldar sculpts every time. Too bad painting every woman from the starter boxes yielded only one torso. Maybe in 10 more editions it'll change.

I noticed, in just the two and a half years ive been in the hobby, there are now more of my fellow girls hanging out at the LHS. When I first started warhammer, right after covid, The only other time I saw another gal in the shop was a wife/gf following her husband around as HE looked at stuff. I know from being the only girl at one point, that coming in to a shop full of dudes can be intimidating. Now, with the new edition launch, We've had 3 or 4 completely new gals show up to paint and build. Its always great to see new faces and create a more welcoming hobby space! :)

I wish I could like this more than once. This is so, SO good. I'm not a lady, but nonetheless I am a huge proponent of inclusion and unity through variety, and I love that you are a voice for just that. Thanks for doing what you do, and for speaking up about inclusion in our community!

It can’t be overstated just how awesome you are Brent.

The new Cadian Guardsmen kits have allowed me to create an actual mixed gender platoon of guardsmen

It would be nice to have more female cultists.

I think a starter box that has Sisters of Battle and Dark Eldar would be pretty cool. You get the contrast of Hedonistic elves and Holy soldiers, you'd get the wytch cult which is awsome, and the variety you could put in with the sisters would be cool add a few Imperial guard as well I think it would be awsome!! Always excited when I see you've posted a video Brent very nice

I remember discovering 40k because my boyfriend at the time played back in 2009-2010. I used to go to Games Workshop and watch him play. The first time I went in, I felt uncomfortable because there were NO women around, but I ended up making so many friends (one of them even paid for my wedding dress when I got married in 2020, lifelong friends now). I would sit around and build Space Marines for the demo models while everyone played, and then I got a whole box of Tyranids to paint. When I got my wisdom teeth out, I remember begging my mom (under heavy medication and not talking properly) to go to geedubs so I could hang out with the guys. We had a whole audience of people cheering for me when I pit my Nids up against his Kreig army and very nearly won (I did not). That guy and I broke up ages ago, but I'll still treasure all those times. I still have all my Tyranids and definitely miss playing. Your videos bring me joy and I appreciate them so much.

Would have loved to have seen Sisters of Battle in the indomitus set, really seems like a missed opportunity to give them some more spotlight. They're one of my favourite factions.

When I saw the title of this, I wondered if such a video was even possible. Video delivered :)

Really like your movies, when I watch them I have feeling that they are made by very positive person who is real passionate of miniature painting.

Thanks for doing these kinds of vids despite all the backlash they receive. Really shocking that there's only a single female sculpt across this many years and editions.

Well done and yeah ‘bone deep stupid’ is a great way to put it. Love ya.

As fun as the "No Girls Allowed" bit is in this video, there were originally no rules that there couldn't be female Space Marines. There were female Space Marine models in the earliest iteration of the setting, but the boys' club that made up the gaming market didn't buy them, so GW stopped making them. I have no doubt if they made them today, they would sell, and things could change. Games Workshop loves to rewrite their lore, after all.

It wouldn't be very realistic to have female minis because women aren't real. Hope this helps

Dark Eldar+Black Templars and Brettonians+Lizardmen--the start of GW's golden era, when the rules weren't overly bloated and the minis were still affordable!

my biggest problem with the "space marines are warrior monks and sisters of battle are warrior nuns" thing is that sisters of battle dont get to be warrior nuns who are also romans, or vikings, or knights, Mongolians, or blood thirsty barbarians, or plague ridden zombies, or Egyptian sorcerers, or evil bat man, or crazy glamrock girls, or just be in tactical gear. They come with 1 look and just different paint schemes like every faction except space marines, orks and guard do. I want viking sisters of battle on wolves :o

I think one of my favorite lore tidbits from the Horus Heresy series is this one point where Malcador is chatting with Rogal Dorn. While Dorn is complaining about how most of the brotherhood of primarchs is such a disagreeable bunch, Malcador just casually mentions how he had advised the Emperor to make the primarchs sisters instead of brothers. Dorn takes it as a joke, but Malcador says he's only partly joking. So, there's your canon excuse for genderbent primarch art, people. It totally could have been a thing.

To be completely fair on the female necron point the necrontyr did have women and several necron characters in books retain more feminine names and voices from their pre metal days.

Every time you said “No girls allowed” I pictured it in my head as treehouse sign saying “NO GIRLZ ALOWED” 😂

Great video brent. Great message. You are such a wonderful voice in this community!

Great paint job! I enjoyed this video a lot and appreciate the topics it addressed!

The video has only just begun and I am already pumped, exciting stuff

I love these social commentary review videos. Every time you do one I somehow love it more than the last. As an afab person who's been getting into warhammer solely because of you introducing it to me. Thank you Brent!

06:35 LMAO what was going on with Alex there? Was he ashamed or something? Love his hesitation and fumbling, what a random clip 🤣 And you just HAMMER it home that ALEX painted those Sphess Mehreens 😂

Love this Brent! My day always brightens up when I see a new Goobertown video in my feed :)

Your “FUNDAMENTALS” video gave me the confidence to jump into mini painting. A couple years later and I’m very grateful you’re repping the hobby with content like this.

Brent, my friend, this video freaking rocks! And the last 5min made me so happy lol keep it up!!

I have been playing since the first printing of WH40K:RT and still have all those figures lol.

It’s so sad that there are only five women in 30 years of starter sets. Thanks for doing this video, it was very enlightening 🔥

When people ask me what edition I started with, my response is always: I had a cardboard ork dreadnought.

As someone who just rejoined this hobby and started building a Sisters army...I feel this ;_;

Having Space Marines as the mandatory poster boys really does make it difficult. It means that no other Imperial faction can be in the start box, so you're stuck with all dudes for at least one half of the box. If you want female models in the other half of the kit, your options are basically Tau, Eldar, Dark Eldar, and Slaanesh. Slaanesh tends to be a little too racy for mass appeal, so I doubt we'll ever see them in a starter box. And Tau and Eldar are maybe a little too clean and "Good-Guy" at least in appearance, meaning they don't offer quite the same contrast with the clean look of Ultramarines. So Drukhari really do hard-carry that starter box representation as things stand. Which is unfortunate.

Fantastic video as always! Thanks for putting yourself out there for this one.

Thanks for saying it, and sticking to your polite and positive style too. I know people often say you’re like Bob Ross but you remind me more of Mr Rogers. Especially with the factory tour videos!

😂 love how you gave the blue one the bow 🤣

I haven't watched the video yet, but.... it's gonna be just {REDACTED} from {REDACTED} isn't it hahahaha

Thank you. I love the combination of chemistry lectures and mini painting you offer and now this. Great video with a nice mixture of topics/content :) Thank you! I appreciate the effort of pointing out all those aspects.

Thanks for advocating for more/better representation of any person in the hobby, Goobs!

6:22 "Come on Ladies, Let's go raiding - Oh Oh Ooooh" = The Barbenheimer we were really waiting for.

Great video, and I totally agree with your point. And I don't know if it helps, but I think the Indomitus Plasmancer is canonically robot female 🤖

I really appreciate this video so much! We need more representation in the space (Im mostly in the TTPRG space, but its an issue there as well) anyway, i'm grateful that you've taken the time to call it out. Thanks for being a great supporter of different groups.

My favorite army is my Sisters. So much fun. We need more females in 40k

"If you're about to go on a misogynistic or transphobic rant ... don't" Over and over again I'm glad I follow your channel, and knowing that being based af like you are will push away a certain type of (undesirable imo) viewers, this time I'm going to put my money where my mouth is with a $15 Patreon sub. Thanks again... Representation matters!

If not Sisters of Battle why not a Custodes starter box? Sisters of Silence usually go hand in hand with the Custard banana boys

Thanks for the good vibes. Need more of this in the hobby

I started getting back into the hobby at the roll out of AOS. Unlike when I was a teen, I had a partner/ wife who was becoming interested in the hobby after seeing me build models. She got excited and wanted to join in. My teen self couldn't have been more happy with the fact a girl was willing to play Warhammer with me :P When looking to build a army and start in the hobby, she did not want to touch 40k based on how "dude bro-eeee" it seemed. She couldn't find a faction/ army that spoke to her. However, she was able to connect with AOS. This was down to the inclusion of female models in the Nighthaunt model line. Sure enough she grabbed a some banshees and Lady Olinder and was hooked. Now she plays Gloomspit Gitz based on how "cute" and "derpy" they are. The fact my partner wants to share in the hobby, makes me so happy. I can't see why others wouldn't want that? I am 100% behind the point of this video, great topic to cover. Outside of tournament/ competive players, we all connect with/ choose factions based on athestics, lore, design, representation. We see ourselves in fantasy and can connect with the models we play with. It only makes sense that 40k adapts with the times. At some point the sodgy males in the community will become dads. On average half of them will have daughters. Why wouldn't you want to share this hobby with them? Again great vid, keep up the good work.

"No girls allowed. They are yucky." Big E

Thank you Brent for saying what needs to be said. 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 (And its a lovely, if not lonely, model)

Fantastic video, dude! Cheers!

You are a light of positivity in this hobby, Brent! (And when you refract light, you get rainbows!)

Always love when Brent goes back and paints 3rd Ed. Dark Eldar! Also my first edition and starter box

I look forward to hearing you discuss the analytics and engagement on this video in a future Paint Bravely podcast. 🙂

When you start and the pages fall out…yes a true classic…still a favourite read

What a great video idea!!! As a girl starting out with the hobby and having chosen the Sisters of Battle (or rather their more affordable and equally amazing OPR equivalent), this feels so nice to watch. Thank you! ✨

Those Dark Eldar were my first Warhammer models, and I only started a year and a half ago! The head with the crazy hair was the first head I used, obviously. Great video, and I agree completely; it’s past time to retcon the “no girls allowed” lore.

I’m in the process of converting an entire army of space marines into an all-female army using 3D printed heads from Etsy. The heads are the only things I’m changing though because let’s be honest, the women would wear the exact same armour as the men. If anything the bulky chestplates that the men have would offer much more protection than perfectly sculpted boob armour

I absolutely love the sarcasm dripping off this video. You have my bow sir.

Awesome video as always!

Game manufacturers need to make more women for their games in general.

Would love to have another Faction as Space Marines in a Starter Box. But i think they sell to Well. At least we have the big Christmas Boxes. (Still kicking myself that i missed the Sisters of Battle Box haha)

Representation Matters, thanks Brent!

I had the 40k box for a short time, until my mum through it in the rubbish on collection day while I was at school along with all the Eldar and paints that were in there. It still hurts

Love your vids Brent

Who are you and what have you done with our mayor ? 2 videos in this rapid succession? O.o

Brent, you are a gift to our community. Thank you! ✌️ Also, I appreciate your choice to paint the base rims in that bright green of the 3rd edition style. 😆

Bravo! Great video, great topic that needs more coverage.

I like the way you did this one! It's very Default Dudes, for sure. 😅 I don't play 40K; it's not for me, those huge games with complex rules systems, but I am honestly surprised that there is not at least one Sisters of Battle gang in all those intro boxes. They seem quite popular in general, you'd think they'd be an easy choice!

props for doing those more social kind of videos ! Your message is very clear & positive, and they're really entertaining to watch. I think it's awesome that you use your platform to champion more inclusivity & representation

Crazy I started with this 3rd edition box. I was about 12 or 13. Of course didn't end up finishing a single miniature, but I loved every single second of going through the box

13 days late, but i commend you on your excellent use of the cat containment capsules. As most people should have two cats, all board games and most tabletop games come with two capsules. If you place them out, your cat will be drawn to and contained within them, preventing the cat from attacking your minis or hopping on your table.

Hey Brent, did you know that the Plasmancer in the Indom box self identifies as a female Necron in the attached story? Would be fun to see you touch her up sometime!

No girls allowed in the space marine treehouse! Lolol😂

This is a banger Brent thank you!

Wowee. It’s interesting to see Goobertown become more outspoken on his opinions recently. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, he’s comfortable with himself and his platform and I respect that. Here’s hoping Games Workshop uses a few more diverse factions in their edition boxes!

I’m a queer woman who’s been in the hobby for a few years now and I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve seen another woman when walking into an LGS, a GW store, or a tournament. Would love to see more diversity across all spectrums in 40k as a game and in the player base! It’s all well and good for GW to speak out against racism and harassment but it sometimes doesn’t feel sincere when the products they are profiting from don’t back up their stated values. Thanks for highlighting this!

this is now my single most liked mini painting video, whenever someone asks me for a good tutotial person i will send them to this video to explore the greatness this channel is.

Amazing video goobs keep doing what you are doing, cos its amazing.

Always happy to get more Goober Town videos!

Ultimate starter!!!! box Sisters of battle vs Dark Eldar. Lots of female options then and would be so much fun to paint!!! also yes it is funny that AOS has no problem with female leaders and warriors ... only 40K.

If I let my cats on my workbench they would constantly batter the bits and put their paws in the paint water. As it is, I still get fur stuck to wet paint and glue.

‘Some of the most nasty comment’s I’ve ever gotten were due to the following clips, please enjoy’ *plays clips*

Great video!

Unironically i got into 3d printing because i wanted some female miniatures beyond SoB. I will copy rhose women of age of sigmar for my female space marines. Yes. Women. In Space Marins. And nobody can stop me.

Thank you for this video. Definitely some food for thought on representation in the hobby. Love what you said (and left unsaid) in this.

Another banger of a video! 🙌

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

“People come in all shapes and sizes” Brent you are an icon. ❤️❤️❤️

I dont think we can call female space marines heresy when the new box set has a marine using tyranid chitin for armor.

Brilliant video mate! Quick question: Did you use an oil-based wash for the panel lining/pin washing? It flowed sooo nicely into the details and looked amazing without that tint you get from nuln oil.

Good ol' Dr Goobs, sayin' it like it is. Love this video, and I would love if Games Workshop focused on diverse representation in their model line, especially for these landmark releases as Brent mentioned. If they did, that would be a starter box I could get behind. Hear that GW? Sell me respectful, diverse representation. I will give you my dollars. I promise.