CADIA, its Rise & Fall: Warhammer 40k LORE in 20 mins!

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Жыл бұрын

For eight millenia the Astra Militarum fortress world of Cadia guarded the Eye of Terror and stood ready to repel the forced of Chaos, until it's final destruction during the Despoiler's 13th Black Crusade. In this video, let's find out WHY?
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@deaneskew6638 Жыл бұрын

Is this the start of an Every Regiment of Guard in 20 Minutes series? By the Throne!

@anthonyplayter2981 Жыл бұрын

And somehow it all starts with the unification war.....

@Titan7771 Жыл бұрын

Oh man, I hope so!

@stewroo Жыл бұрын

Ooh ooh ooh! Praetorian guard?!

@patrickking3124 Жыл бұрын

Even better. Its an every planet in the imperium series

@axelNodvon2047 Жыл бұрын

@@patrickking3124 By the time we’re done it would be the Great Crusade

@nakenmil Жыл бұрын

I know this is a VERY minor thing, but one thing I've always appreciated about Cadia is its name. There's a lot of names in fantasy and scifi which *sounds* like someone made it up to sound fantasy-ish or science-fiction-y. But Cadia is just so simple and flows so well and just feels like it's a real world that came into being naturally. It could've easily been a region in Italy or a roman town or whatever. Simple, no frills, just solid. I really appreciate those touches in fiction.

@Severian1 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like something that evolved. Like Akkadia, which may have inspired it, to Cadia. Beautiful name.

@nakenmil Жыл бұрын

@@Severian1 Could be based on Cascadia as well.

@Severian1 Жыл бұрын

@@nakenmil That's even more closer to the name. I agree, just shave off "Cas"

@aydengartenlaub Жыл бұрын

@@nakenmil Or you know, the greek word Arcadia?

@nakenmil Жыл бұрын

@@aydengartenlaub That sounds even more plausible.

@Inquisdrknss Жыл бұрын

I was there when Cadia fell. . . The Eye of Terror codex and campaign was right in the middle of my group's 40k phase so we played games and reported them to GW to determine the planet's fate.

@clanmacmillan4483 Жыл бұрын

That was actually crazy. I never expected them to destroy the planet

@dlee9726 10 ай бұрын

I didn't know the fate of cadia was actually decided through reported games! That's awesome, but at the same time I'm sad because I'm a huge cadian player.

@blademaster2390 6 ай бұрын

@@clanmacmillan4483yea…I didnt actually take part in it, but I’m 90% sure that the reported games would’ve resulted in Cadia not only surviving, but repelling everything that came at it, due to balancing in the game’s rules and mechanics. I feel like GW decided themselves to have the planet be destroyed just so they could keep Chaos as a major faction.

@Awoken_Remmuz Жыл бұрын

Watching this gave me a chuckling flash to the game Darktide and when given the option to have ya character originate from Cadia it just shows a collection of rocks floating in space.

@wafflesasthepuncake3624 Жыл бұрын

Cadia stands and shall forever stand for as long as there is air in Cadian lungs. Semper fidelis ad Imperium.

@BloodyBigRaven Жыл бұрын

The planet broke before the guard did!

@Inquisdrknss Жыл бұрын

But they did break

@doublep1980 Жыл бұрын

CADIA STANDS!!

@Inquisdrknss Жыл бұрын

@@doublep1980 The only reason people say that is because "All is Dust" was already taken.

@doublep1980 Жыл бұрын

@@Inquisdrknss Shut up heretic.

@Inquisdrknss Жыл бұрын

@@doublep1980 We'll settle this on Cadia. . . Oh wait

@nekrataali Жыл бұрын

Memes aside, I love how totally fucking metal Cadians are with their children. "You were born on the edge of an abyss. Now stare into the eldritch horrors lurking in the sky so they may stare back at you. Happy two day birthday! Hope you like your new purple eyes."

@happyharibo1330 Жыл бұрын

Seconded ;)

@nicholasleon7819 Жыл бұрын

the only appropriate comment to leave on this video, take up the cry: CADIA STANDS!

@Bluecho4 Жыл бұрын

In many ways, Cadia was its own mini empire. In the number of worlds its war machine controlled, and in the military traditions it inspired across the galaxy. Even when Cadia proper died, its military - its civilization - persists. Supplying men and munitions, trained in the style of Lost Cadia, to protect the Imperium for as long as they breathe.

@adrianjorgensen3750 Жыл бұрын

Fall of Cadia and Cadian lore one of the best things GW ever did. I love the world breaking before the people did. The story they decided to write carrying on from that, well at least it wasn’t the End Timess.

@disembodiedglances8695 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are exactly how I think a WH40K lore video should be. Maybe the best channel on the topic?

@nickharvey7233 Жыл бұрын

Just wanted to reiterate; love all your content - please do keep it up. From an OG Rogue Trader (almost) greybeard.

@euansmith3699 Жыл бұрын

I was there when Rynn's World fell! 👴

@nickharvey7233 Жыл бұрын

@@euansmith3699 When the Crimson Fists shot themselves in the foot, if I recall?

@euansmith3699 Жыл бұрын

@@nickharvey7233 In the foot? IN THE FOOT!? They took off the whole Emperor damned leg right up to the ribs. 😄

@justinkong9954 Ай бұрын

Abbadon: Here comes the blackstone fortress!. Cadia : OH FUCK!. KA BOOM!.

@merci_ann Жыл бұрын

! It's always great to listen to you talk as I'm sitting at my desk, fingers glued together, scratch building all my basilisks. With the fingers glued together I'm often at the never ending arbitor ian loop because the videos keep on coming and it's not like you can pause anything haha

@alvarob2443 Жыл бұрын

More of this types of videos, im 40 now and back in the day i used to buy second hand warhammer white dwarfs issues just for the lore, i was there when the fall of cadia campaign was played and my spacewolfs fall against caos.

@roebuckmckinney Жыл бұрын

So I'm a noob. Has the Fall of Cadia been in the lore from the beginning, or did they bring that along later?

@DARKHUNTER130 Жыл бұрын

@@roebuckmckinney Until fairly recently the story of 40k didn't really change. You had stuff like the Armageddon war that was ongoing but none of these conflicts were resolved it was just a thing going on in the background that you could say your armies were fighting in. Then in 2003 GW released the eye of terror campaign where players enter this massive tournament set in the 13th black crusade and whichever side won would canonically win the war. Chaos players won but for some reason, that got swept under the rug and the 13th black crusade was left unresolved. Fast forward many years to 40k getting rebranded with the primaris and stuff they reviewed the 13th black crusade and added in the whole Cadia getting torn apart thing, galaxy getting split in two and all the fuckery that followed in the aftermath tldr. 13th black crusade existed in the lore for years, how the crusade ended is a recent addition

Жыл бұрын

I'm currently reading Ravenor series and after that I wanted to read the Dark Imperium series, but I changed my mind. So before the Dark Imperium series I will read Cadia Standing, Cadia Honour and Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work. Thanks for the video. :D

@rickstar171 Жыл бұрын

For me that's your best lore video, and one of your best videos, to date. Absolute banger

@RotaFury Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video Cadian's troop are my second favorite and I look forward to seeing more Regiments. Most of all being Krieg! Also Lore wise I love the struggle and ultimate fall of Cadia even though I am a massive Imperial player it felt right. Even if i wish it hadn't been Cadia Still i like the idea of them in dozens of armada's traveling and making more only to continue to fight. With that said as a player i also kinda wish once Cadia fell that GW took the chance to bring one of the other major Regiments to the forefront for awhile.

@goldenmindcavity Жыл бұрын

these are so comfy to watch, the script ,the delivery and the attention to detail, what a treat of a video

@TheMrFishnDucks Жыл бұрын

Great video. Informative, concise and entertaining. Did not know about the Word Bearers pre heresy lore. Looking forward to future videos. Keep up the good work.

@britinmadrid Жыл бұрын

Great video! You really communicate the vents well and make it enjoyable as opposed to 'dry'. Thank you.

@the_9ent Жыл бұрын

Awesome video as always, Ian 👍

@happyharibo1330 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time for covering the Astra Militarm. This has always been close to my heart. I painted more modern and WWII soldiers than I ever did Citadel miniatures as a kid and never got a full army together. I have recently binged my way for the Cadia Stands novel series and harbour a weird crush on Minka Lesk. A moody slavic lass with combat gear and a laser rifle! It doesn't get much better than that! Or is it just me? I apreciate my favourate debition of her is the cover of your video :) I'm a sad old git!

@seandollard4441 Жыл бұрын

I was just on the look out for a video, Cadia lord video great timing!

@ironbomb6753 11 ай бұрын

Dang Arbitor, I'd like to geek out over 40k lore and a beer with you one day. I've been in it since 87. But your depth of knowledge far outpaces mine. You've built a great channel, 👍

@Charison22 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, now im gonna go quietly cry in this corner.

@zach5539 Жыл бұрын

Great essay, more of these please!

@wesleydoogan5654 Жыл бұрын

i love these 20 min lore videos. Can you please do one for Adepta Sororitas?

@battlefieldcustoms873 6 ай бұрын

great video. I am an old tabletop player but new to 40k lore so its been fun

@BentJacket Жыл бұрын

your likely tired of reading this by now Ian but once again I am commenting to say how you nailed it and im asking you to keep up the good work.

@ArbitorIan Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@tayumapower 5 ай бұрын

as a novice of the 40k universe, quick 20 minutes chunks of lore are greatly appreciated

@overlord7523 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video

@JR-dd4ec Жыл бұрын

Another GREAT video!!!!

@archangelcharlie Жыл бұрын

Superb video :)

@poirierpascalxavier7601 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Such a tragic fate for Cadians. Only in Warhammer would one root for an entire planet of indoctrinated fighters and child soldiers. Warhammer really makes you reconsider the meaning of morality and ethics!

@Slaphappy1975 Жыл бұрын

Wow, goosebumps! Im assuming I can read all of this in The Gathering Storm book The Fall of Cadia?

@williamfawkes8379 Жыл бұрын

That Blitzer stout looks mighty tasty, as dark and smooth as the pitch for heresy. As I am a fare bit away from Nottingham, I'll have to find a suitable substitute.

@JoeSmith-hd6jb Жыл бұрын

Great stuff

@dwaynedibley1396 Жыл бұрын

lovely stuff

@oatlord Жыл бұрын

Never ever change your intro music.

@stempeljosh Жыл бұрын

The Planet Broke Before the Guard did

@fortaleza4609 Жыл бұрын

I only need a lot of video regiments. Made us happy, ian. You are the hero we need but not deserv. Plz, man!

@DJChipsandGarlic 10 ай бұрын

Listened to cadia stands while in Menorca a few weeks ago. The narrator kept me well engrossed. I can’t read I get too distracted 😊.

@zaqzilla1 Жыл бұрын

The reason why my veteran in Darktide is a Cadian.

@user-yv2rf8zz9h Жыл бұрын

Legit the reason why I’m watching this

@alexandrebelinge8996 Жыл бұрын

Love your video ! I miss book club !

@ArbitorIan Жыл бұрын

We're doing The Magos but it's reaaaaallly long!

@Chaoticmess02 Жыл бұрын

2:06 Rock meme after that lol

@happyharibo1330 Жыл бұрын

I suspect as my go -to casual wardrobe is Goth/Punk/Grunge styled black/camo fatigues with giant boots, I could seamlessly melt into a civilian crowd on Cadia-That-Was....

@samsolopeeps Жыл бұрын

You managed to make it sound almost sensible and not a load of and then... and then scenarios

@leodhasw-s3739 5 ай бұрын

I remember when I first got into Warhammer reafing about the battle of Tyrok fields and simply thinking "ooh, thats cool, we now have this awesome comander in Creed whos going to campign across rhe galaxy". No, he spent years campaiging across Cadia while GW figured out what to do with the 13 Dark Crusade!!

@geofff.3343 Жыл бұрын

Remember, the fact that Cadia fell is a testament to the ineffectuality and rot in the Imperium.

@ToTheNines87368 Жыл бұрын

I love the way Ian says Slaanesh. I think I might adopt that.

@ithemba Жыл бұрын

its the only correct way. the way most english native speakers pronounce it doesn't correspond to the written letters and its rules in the slightest. double vowel means elongated sound, means its a stressed syllabil. The only way to stress the -nesh syllabil like most people do would be if there would be a glottal stop between Slaa and -nesh. But then it would be written as Slaa'nesh in english since glottal stops are no incorporated feature in that language (other than in german, hungarian or finnish ie, where there are compound nouns). Drives me nuts.

@jasonstadnyk2348 Жыл бұрын

Cadia taking a page from Gaunt's Ghosts... destroyed planet, no problem

@ace_the_race9340 5 ай бұрын

"A thing is not beautiful because it lasts, its a privilege to be among them"

@aggonzalezdc Жыл бұрын

_THIS. IS. CADIA!!!_ **Kicks demon into reactor pit*

@karlfran0404 Жыл бұрын

Which books can I read about these battles? They sound great

@HereticalKitsune Жыл бұрын

Still torn about this. I fought in the 13th Crusade, the big summer campaign, and Imperium won. But having some actual, BIG progress in the overarching story of 40k is also nice.

@ArbitorIan Жыл бұрын

I quite like that the first time this was run, in the early 2000s, had the Imperium winning with Abaddon's forces stalled on the surface, and then when they wrote the second version they basically added a second episode. The story is the same as before, Abaddon's original attack repulsed and the chaos forced stalled, and then the Blackstone Fortress emerges.

@redjacc7581 Жыл бұрын

Imperial Fists to the rescue.....................again!.

@EngHag Жыл бұрын

This has nothing to do with anything but I love that shirt

@teddycush55 10 ай бұрын

Isn’t there an excerpt where as the planet is falling to pieces and the atmosphere dissipates that lad fire is seen shooting into space as the planet broke apart?

@spiritofthewolf15x Жыл бұрын

The planet broke before the guard did.

@jimmysmith2249 Жыл бұрын

I remember the old days, the days on Cadia.

@papadeuce5311 Жыл бұрын

Remember this of Cadia, the planet fell before the guard did.

@macfin4862 Жыл бұрын

Are the cadia books any good?

@fernandozavaletabustos205 Жыл бұрын

I just came here to say that CADIA STANDS!

@PabloEscobarsGhost 2 ай бұрын

Cadia was also the original heretic planet, its there that Lorgar was corrupted by a native priestess who called forth a Demon Prince. read the book The First Heretic

@NeloBladeOfRanni 2 ай бұрын

She didn't call forth a Daemon prince she ascended herself into one lol

@S1leNtRIP Жыл бұрын

"Yoo'll crack eventually...joost laak Cadia."

@ckennedy1973 9 ай бұрын

The world broke before the guard did.

@WardenCommander. Жыл бұрын

Are Cadians better than the Death Korps of Krieg? As a new player and new into the lore, I feel that they are both the most elite regiments of the Astra Militarum. But what if they were to be compared with each other? Thanks for the educational lore video!

@dxpsumma383 8 ай бұрын

All regular regiments of the Astra Militarum are described as effective soldiers. You'll find plenty of badass lore around other regiments such as the Mordians, the Valhallans, and - of course - the Tanith First and Only. Cadians are often described as examples to others and "born soldiers" but GW is quite inconsistent on what that means in bigger picture. Neither Cadia nor Krieg really stand out as "elite" above other regiments (a case could be made for Cadia because so many other worlds emulate them. But that may be just to allow people to slap their own names on Cadian minis), they just get more lore than many.

@WardenCommander. 8 ай бұрын

Haha, long time to get a reply since I posted that, but thank you very much for your time to give me an answer.@@dxpsumma383

@lolroflroflcakes 6 ай бұрын

Kriegers? Elite? I have no clue how you got that impression. Grenadiers aside, they are only “elite” if you consider getting shot walking across open ground into machine gun fire a skill. Also just as an aside grenadiers is not a catch all term as described in the video but a specific one to the Death Korps.

@Pewling Жыл бұрын

Cadia will never be forgotten. ._.

@Feirfek Жыл бұрын

Cadia Stands !!!!

@OscarGarcia-io8xy 11 ай бұрын

Where can I read war hammer content? I’m new to the 40k universe and Cadia in particular has my interest. I wanna read about it and get into the games

@pogo8050 11 ай бұрын

Start with the wiki. It’s free and gives a good compilation on most topics

@EsotericDrifter Жыл бұрын

The planet broke before the guard did

@manlyasian Жыл бұрын

Abbadon: Galaxy’s biggest sore loser

@casualpequod6054 9 ай бұрын

Cadia aka JROTC: The Planet

@fredrik241 Жыл бұрын

There were many fine people on both sides of this conflict!

@happyharibo1330 Жыл бұрын

P.s. When is Mira joining you for the next Book Club? I have withdrawal symptoms.....

@Masonicon Жыл бұрын

There's lot of Imperial Guard Regiments that looks like Cadians

@philipzahn491 Жыл бұрын

Are there any other AM homeworlds lost, which still exists an army for? (I hope I expressed myself clearly...)

@ArbitorIan Жыл бұрын

The obvious one is TANITH

@FlangipanSausage Жыл бұрын

I believe the Mordian iron guard lost their homeworld to the thousand sons.

@stevenheider6676 Жыл бұрын

So off topic question. Are those 40k candles? Where would one purchase them?

@ArbitorIan Жыл бұрын

They are! And they're available from Merchoid. I have a review elsewhere on the channel

@JoelLS101 Жыл бұрын

Cadia broke before the guard!

@williamhenry8914 Жыл бұрын

The planet broke before the Guard did.

@nielsebbesen7821 Жыл бұрын

Cadia stands! :')

@JennFaeAge Жыл бұрын

I was going to say this was a fun video, but I'm guessing Cadians might not agree 😂

@ayami123 Жыл бұрын

Trayzin use his pokeball though

@sangomasmith Жыл бұрын

A very minor nitpick: I'm not sure how a population where the recruitment rate is equal to the birth rate, 70% of the population is in the armed forces, training starts in childhood, 50% of those conscripted serve overseas, and only 0.1% of those overseas service members return is supposed to work. Where on earth does anyone find the time to have children? Or enough people not involved in soldiering, manufacturing or farming to raise them?

@theprisoner3 Жыл бұрын

Imagine getting an order from your commisar to go fuck for the Emperor

@thetraitorguardsmen.5321 Жыл бұрын

In the lore Cadia is reborn as a demon world. Now new regiment's march forward in the name of the dark god's. Happy Heretic Noise's. 💯🖤😈

@dmeep Жыл бұрын

the guard broke before the planet did

@Zerog65 2 ай бұрын

I thibk the point was cadia was the beacon for the chaos. First thing they see and have to deal with which makes them deal with it first or lose a ton......but it's gone now sooooooooo. Cadia stands. The planet broke before the guard

@kramchancel1266 Жыл бұрын

RIP Cadia o7

@Dave6666 Жыл бұрын

Which books give the best history of Cadia?

@aaronbanks7555 Жыл бұрын

A tragedy indeed.

@estel5335 Жыл бұрын

Can anyone recommend a good video on what happened after the Horus Heresy?

@lv100Alice Жыл бұрын

there is a pro counter strike player called cadian. and every time he wins an unfavorable fight i mutter to myself. cadian stands.

@GeoffSavory Жыл бұрын

Why would the Cadia never have it’s own Chapter of Marines raised there? Or at least a permanent garrison of rotating Chapters?

@Awoken_Remmuz Жыл бұрын

Consider Marines pseudo autonomy I can imagine there simply wasn't any chapter master that was willing to agree on such plans. And the Imperium mountain of red tape and heaps of ritualistic traditions would further hinder any effective implementation of the idea I imagine.

@pikciwok6360 Жыл бұрын

Space Marine planets are exempt of The Tithe. That's why they get only the planets with strudy yet primitive and small populations.

@cameronbreeze4029 Жыл бұрын

Because chapter worlds are their own autonomous governance and since no chapter can exceed one thousand marines it would ultimately be less well defended in many ways.

@Thaurok123 Жыл бұрын

Cadia is not the planet, its is peoples

@happyharibo1330 Жыл бұрын

I never got a working army together as a kid. I only ever painted a very old Imperial Guard command section using the old Wargammer Compendium for the fantasy army list that never happened. I Am unlikely anytime soon (My interest s are more Black Library, Lore and my own bizarre fan fiction)but if I did it would be Cadian or Valhallan imperial guard. Are female guard minutures available these days? The Cain Novels inspire me towards a mixed gender army if I go there at all....

@jonbaxter2254 Жыл бұрын

Cadia fell...

@mrraisbeck Жыл бұрын

Are you playing Darktide? Loads of fun and lots of lore bits

@pmk5516 Жыл бұрын

Cadia stands

@evanfish4505 Жыл бұрын

Catachan video?

@julianwarren7770 Жыл бұрын

I never understood why there wasn’t a permanent Adeptus Astartes presence on Cadia in the Lore. It’s meant to be the Imperium’s MOST vulnerable point, but no permanent posting of the ultimate elite. I know they’re mainly strike troops and not guards, but there is mention of whole chapters being guardians of certain worlds or vulnerable sectors elsewhere in the lore… why not Cadia?

@adam_clown Жыл бұрын

Probably because it’s so close to the Eye of Terror so corruption is high susceptible. Not to mention the fact that Astartes home worlds don’t pay Imperial Tithe’s and Cadia exports a majority of its population to fight the Imperium’s battles elsewhere in the Galaxy

@lolroflroflcakes 6 ай бұрын

I mean there always seemed to be marines around when stuff was going down on Cadia, besides why settle for second best when your world is important enough to have first founding chapters racing each other to come to your aid. But that aside Cadia is a Guard plot point and there are many many more guardsmen than there are marines.