Quick correction as I've been re-reading The Twice Dead King: Szarekh destroyed the command codes the moment he rebelled against the C'tan, not after they had won. Support us here: www.patreon.com/Numbskulls / Tip Jar: ko-fi.com/numbskulls Check out my girlfriend's stuff: @karilynnedavies / twitter.com/KarilynneDavies

Most things in 40K is sad, tragic, and depressing. Except Orks, Orks are just having the time of their lives.

Terminators meet Egyptian mummies.

I hope this becomes a series. This has been fun to watch.

If I remember right, the necrontyr mistranslated the deceivers name at first They thought his name was the messenger Small snafu...big consequences

You forgot to mention how the Silent King witnessed the approach of the Tyranids, went "uh oh" and proceeded to panic and wake up tomb worlds like a person trying to boot up a lab of 30 year old unused computers. But I would definitely agree to easing into 40k one faction at a time.

Great, now i want a full 40k series

Best part I read was Trazyn going to a planet to "borrow" something, and he gets an automated message from the sleeping lord to not steal anything. All the while alarms are going off as Trazyn runs off with stolen swag

this needs to be a series, just explain all of 40k to your girlfriend

"And Magnus did nothing wrong." "And there's also big titty Eldar girlfriends which I'm interested in." You found a keeper. Another channel I stumbled on recently, the bloke introduced the hobby via terrain building - more oldhammer styles in terms of make terrain from anything you find. The girl explained it as it was a more crafty arts and craft aspect of the hobby as opposed to a more rigid assemblage of models including current era GW terrain kits. So if you're looking at transitioning into the physical hobby side of things maybe look at terrain building as an introduction to the hobby part of the game. (P.S. I own a few hundred of the original Necrons, they're sitting in a large tupperware container for a rainy day...dam,n they are expensive these days though on the 2nd hand market, glad I got into oldhammer 15 years ago when it was actually niche niche).

Thanks for teaching me all about the spoopy metal skeletons of regret 🥰❤️💀

Orikan: "I hope you bring an army" Trazyn: "You think so little of me, dear colleague. I brought five."

"If you immortal you need to find a hobby to not go insane." -Trazyn the kleptomaniac "I am already insane but I'm still found my hobby, collect the skin." -Flayed one the skin collector.

The Twice Dead King books were absolutely fantastic! I listened to them on Audible and the reader was incredible to listen to with how he portrayed Oltyx.

I got my now-husband (back) into Warhammer years ago via 1 am lore dumping at him. This started a chain reaction that got a bunch of our friends into/back into it, eventually briefly leading to two of them doing writing or illustration work for GW. And all because I have extremely good and normal taste in mid-cuddle conversation topics.

this needs to be a series going through all the factions

Trazyn: To be immortal you need a hobby. Vulkan: Hello metal friends! Have you ever heard of Battle Mace 42 Million?

The amount of times I audibly shouted, “SHE FUCKING GETS IT!” Is a testament to your ability to summarize this incredibly complex setting, as well as the intelligence of your partner.

Im always greatful for these layman explanations, my friends are all deep into the lore but im just like "haha the orks can be killed by a guardsman yelling pew pew if hes convincing enough" I hope to see more of these with all the different factions. Also very nice that Mary is an FFXIV dweeb cause she puts things in terms I understand lmao

I can’t believe you never mentioned the one trial Tryzan got into. Basically his ultra mega arch rival/probable lover Okran got into basically a bitch fight with him and they went to court. Okran is a cryptek and can control time, so what he did was more or less keep rerolling the trial back and picking a different judge till he got one that ruled in his favor. He did this like 20 times before settling on a task that was basically “get in the getting along shirt.”

....the Horus heresy in Sims sounds awesome And from what little we saw, it seems....accurate....

"Monarchy [without death] sounds complicated" What a succinct description of the Necrons

You should show her "If The Emperor Had A Text-To-Speech Device" particually the episode "Storytime With Professor Emperor"

There were a couple things you missed like the Old Ones making the Eldar and Krork(now the Orks) to fight the Necrons and C'tahn or how the big sleep was like turning a computer off if you were lucky, but generally speaking you got most of it either correct or close enough. Overall a fun little side video and i look forward to the next one.

"These are my immortal warriors, get fucked." This now my mantra and war cry.

I think one thing to add is that Trazin in the infinite and divine has a moment where he reflects on the biotransferance and what was lost. He states that it is like an ocean being poured into a thimble, that there was so much lost that it is now almost incomprehensible to the necron themselves.

Really enjoyed this and would 100% watch this as a series!! Awesome work, both of you!!!

I kn ow the C'Tan were not the main focus, but I love the tidbit of Aza'gorod the Nightbringer killing so many enemies in the War in Heaven that his form was imprinted on the collective unconsciousness of almost all intelligent life, inspiring the fear of death in general and specifically the image of the Grim Reaper even in humans millions of years later. And you left out all the ways in which Necrons can wake up wrong or deteriorate once they are active.

Your GF is fucking hilarious "CAN YOU SLEEP - FOR 5000000 YEARS?!?!"

Really enjoyed this. It's a beginner friendly introduction to 40K that I was able to follow, even though I know nothing about the universe.

First time hearing Warhammer 40k lore I think I might found my new interest lol

My wife has been reluctant to learn about Warhammer (understandably busy doing her own shit) and she absolutely loved this as an introduction. The simplicity made it very accessible and she has now become more interested in watching other Warhammer lore, so thanks! We would both love to see more of "Explaining Warhammer to my Girlfriend".

the most famous necron lady is called Phaerakh Xun'Bakyr, the Mother of Oblivion. she is the matriarch of the Maynarkh Dynasty, the single most militant of all the Dynasties and a total Queen.

Hope more of this type of content comes out becouse it was both cute, fun and intressting

This is honestly so lovely in so many ways, and I love seeing her working out the connections from her own frame of reference. Please continue this because it's great.

Can we just appreciate how she sums up Trazyn perfectly here 14:52

The Reason The Old Ones didn't aid the Necrontyr was becasue they were not a species they uplifted as The Necrontyr were had a interstellar empire by the time they met the Old ones and the The Old Ones disliked their hubris I think or something like that so that's why they did not aid the Necrontyr

My favorite thing the Necron books elaborated on in flashes of memory of Biotransferance. The furnaces were constantly flooded with the dead and dying, trying as fast as they could to get new bodies. There were many who simply couldn't wait long enough and died in beds waiting in line. Oltyx, while still flesh and blood was actively dying at the foot of the furnaces, he was entirely terrified, and his elder brother came to offer him assurance. "It isn't so bad." Oltyx, in particular, is of the belief he is simply an AI mimicking the previous, now dead and consumed Oltyx. It isn't quite clear if this is true. It seems to change from author to author, but seeing as dedicated necrons books are very few and far between its a small pool to take from. In turn its heavily implied yhe C'tan were the beings responsible for their sun giving them super cancer. They first found a C'tan energy cloud feeding on their star. The necrons are really cool and easily have many many nuances that can't be touched on in 20 minutes read da books A favorite piece of lore, is that seemingly all Necron suffer from horrific body dysmorphia. Its some sci-fi term that I can't remember the name of. And if they think about it they go into a panic attack of needing to breathe, eat or open their mouth.

Love the explanation and her response of how she can relate the knowledge and his feedback of how accurate it is. Plz make more. I'm always interested in learning about warhammer lore 😊

I need more. I love the drawings and your summarisation/storytelling.

Please do more of these, this was great.

12:38 ctans can die, but since they embody a part of the material universe, that has such gigantic consequences that it is always the worst options

I just recently got into the series with a 9th edition starter set. Wanted to learn more about the necrons than YT shorts would give me. By all accounts I’d say you did a great job of giving some backstory that felt both serious and goofy to help me understand it more whilst also giving some good book reads! Would advise adding some more books suggestions at the end! Otherwise great job dude!

this was great to listen to. hope we get more of these

This is a pretty good basic summary of the Necrons, very digestible for a newbie. The only thing I'd add is the fact that most Necrons are at least a little bit insane due to the long sleep.

Don't know if someone mentioned it here. But I do belive the reason the old ones dident help the necrontir was due to the old ones not wanting to tamper with necrontier genetics. Like they dident want to help cause it was against there morals.

This was both entertaining and informative, please make a series out of this!!! :D I need it all. Inquisition, Astra Militarum, Tyranids, Orks and so on.

Thank you, I loved this! This is the first video I ever saw of you and it was so much fun. Subscribed.

18:02 that image is literally “The Infinite and the Divine” in a nutshell. As well as how everyone acts around Trazyn and how Trazyn responds. Literally everyone ever: “CAN YOU STOP STEALING FOR 500 YEARS?!” Trazyn: *smug* “No.”

Please make this a series. Idk much about warhammer besides the basics and loved learning bout the necrons this way

Really enjoyed this, would be great to see more!

This was so wholesome. Great video! And thanks for the Dawn of War nostalgia

Please for the love of god continue this. I've been with a warhammer obsessed man for 15 years, and yes, his obsession predates our relationship. I have tried so hard to learn about 40k, but it always goes in one ear and out the other. Something about this back and forth format is very helpful. Loving the gf's comments- Vanderpump and the Osiris treatment ftw :)

I love Nemesor Zahndrehk. He went crazy and now sees all his enemies as just fellow Necrontyr back before the C’tan and tries to keep things civil and people meet the theatre of war. His right hand Obyron is completely sane but his so loyal to his good friend he tries his best to help keep things together while accommodating his friends new mental glitch

Can't wait for the rest of the series! Especially the really wierd ones, like Kroot or stuff

Loved the video! Would love to see you do one about the Orks!

Just u 2 bouncing off each other is so wholesome.

God that picture of trazyn stealing the cube is so accurate to his personality

I love watching people learn about Warhammer, please make this a series if she's willing! Also, i loved the Trazyn song.

I would love a whole series of this. Fantastic intro to 40k!

Just got into 40K myself about 2 months ago and I'm slowly getting my brother into it as well. So I can relate!

this video, I like it ANOTHER!

This was VERY fun to listen to. GJ to you both, very entertaining people 😊.

More please, this was fun and a great way to learn about mister's hobby. We've had similar convos before but I think yours was a bit more structured and informative. And the back and forth was great. Your gf is hilarious 😊👌

This was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!

This is the 1st video I've seen from NUMBSKULL and I have to say, it was very funny and informative. I just bought Warhammer 40k: Boltgun and wanted to know more about this world being my first interaction with the franchise. I made a good choice.🤘🏻

we need more of this. this was amusing

Please do more of this! It was so good!

"The people who look like egeyptian mummies are also called The Cold Ones" is now one of my favourite sentences

Ah. It’s always beautiful, when one partner introduces the other to their addiction, or start one together!

I love these, I've seen these so many times!

Really great video. The volume for the end credits always a bit too loud though I know it was meant to be a jump scare. Looking forward to more!

Love the video, it sounds like when I explained Necrons to my partner XD Though I’m a little sad you didn’t mention Nemersor Zandrekh, arguably the funniest Necron

one of the ctan was actually killed and it turned out it was a terrible idea because it had a horrible effect on the necron and the universe as a whole.

Please, Please, Please, DO MORE! This would be a great series.

I've never subbed to a channel this quick, the Vulkan on fire was the limit. Please keep making these lol

Warhammer content? That I'm already subscribed to? MORE PLEASE!

PLEASE TURN THIS INTO A SERIES

Would absolutely love to see more of this, definitely the Imperium of Man (since they are kind of the primary focus), and orks because the boyz sure know how to have fun (and honestly the way they work is so very bonkers).

I just happened upon this video and I wasn’t expecting much having never watched your channel but I was already giggling 2-3 minutes in. Thank you.

I wanna hear more about Hammerpump Rules

“…and emperor, and magnus did nothing wrong” I almost did a spit take

Was amazing Can't wait for the next vid

God this is so fun to listen to! She is actually intrested in 40K and the way you explain it is such a good refresher for people (me) who haven't done alot of research in a while about the 40K universe

PLEASE teach her about Obyron and Zahndrehk, and maybe should have mentioned that most crons are legit just robots. Oh and scarabs, my wife loved learning about scarabs.

I’ve always figured that the necrons emerging on the other side were like burned CD’s. They had all the same original memories and minds, but they were copies of their original versions. Kind of like the end of Soma. The silent king saw his soul being eaten. I like to think that the true zarek died that day. The man who walked into to that furnace never came out. His body was destroyed, and his soul was eaten. He died horribly, and not even his ghost still exists. The Zarek we’ve got now? That’s just a copy of the original. And this is why they will never regain their mortality in the way they’re hoping. I think that’s about as grimdark as you can get.

I really hope you do more of these, seeing people who are big into 40k explaining it to new people is always a treat. It's so great that the Necrons are simultaneously the most and least human faction in 40k, even aside from how often they are Big Relatable, especially to neurodivergent peeps.

To paraphrase Infinite and the divine "If you are going to be immortal, you need a hobby."

One of my favorite things about the neurons is that they can do magic with magic. They have been alive so long that they have completely mastered the material world and can basically force things like fireballs into existence by calculating how a fireball is made with math and then forcing the world to make it happen

My favorite character is probably Nemesor Zahndrek who still thinks he is made of flesh and has a merry time crushing those rebellious rascals making trouble in his realm. His model also is dabbing.

Dude you’ve gotta show her the rest of the factions! You two are a vibe and I’m here for it😊

You guys really gives off the Girlfriend Reviews vibe and I'm all for it. Hope there's more on the way as the 40k lore is massive & interesting

In Warhammer a soul is a connection to energy that travels to you,some others have a bigger connection (magnus, the emperor, mephiston etc) others just don't have any but a void (blanks who have a soul but reversed like inside out) Pd:did she call the deceiver republican...wtf..

love that you made this and I actually hope make more dude

This was really good. More entertaining than most Black Library books. I want to hear more!

22:36 the funny thing about that is they still have reflexes, like the reflex to breath when you are suffocating. And since you dont have lungs, you feel like you are constantly suffocating. But they cannot breathe

Is it wrong that I kinda want to watch The Sims Heresy?

You two are adorable, teach me more.

Since you started with the Necrons, you should do the Eldar (in general) next since they're the second oldest playable race (tied for second if you count the Kworks as the exact same as the Orks) and were around before the Necrons went to sleep

Just started watching this series for the third time, it is soo fun.