Did I just tear up over a fictional armored personal car? ? Yes, yes I did.

In the Grim darkness of the far future, you will feel feels like you've never feeled over an epic tank... Shut up, there's a lot of dust in the air, dammit.

By the Emperor, that opening brought a tear to my eye. Truly beautiful.

Shut up; I'm not crying, you're crying.

I hate how many underplay the idea of the machine spirit caring about its crew.

Not gonna lie, they had us in the first half

Damn. It's funny that this is the one time I've heard a story about Space Marines where I felt that they actually had a link to humanity. No superhuman tale of how amazing the marines are, it's a single display that deep down even the transhuman demigods are still human.

That opening said more about warriors, than it said about a machine, when you are in lands where friendship will only cause grief and weaken your soul, when your brothers fall..we are still human under all the grime and death, we still need to care, and be cared for.. I also spoke to my battle wagon when i served, it made sense, it still does..

Hit me right in the feels, i didnt know space marines cried too. Many sadness from this video but it was great!

As a dedicated Son of Medusa this story has caused my emotional suppression banks to...how to say...malfunction to unmanageable levels of distraught.

*looks at malnourished wallet* Dammit I need to go adopt a Land raider-- food & necessities be damned!

The marine's relationship with the Land Raider feels very authentically human, given the profound sentimentality toward their horses (and other animals) which real soldiers have often historically displayed. It does perhaps feel a little TOO human for an emotionally stunted post-human astartes, but I enjoyed it too much to care.

That opening. Powerful enough to make the Omnissah weep.

I completely relate to this video. During my Army career I was a vehicle commander for a Stryker ICV, and my driver and I would talk to it as if it had a machine spirit. I loved that Stryker, and when I became a squad leader I was lucky enough to keep it. For 6 years I spent nearly every day with her, and she kept me safe through two tours in Iraq. I'm getting choked up just thinking about her. Thank you Baldermort, this brought back a lot of great memories.

That opening was one of the most heart wrenching things I've listened to. I really had to choke back tears, and if it lasted any longer I would have sobbed like that poor Marine. Bravo Baldermort...Bravo.

I knew what the story would involve, before it was revealed to be a Land Raider. But still I wept. Because if I got it correct, the Land Raider self-activated, ran uncrewed into battle, and saved the lives of the Astartes captain and his men, before coaxing a Ork Battalion into her Troop Bay and vented her Plasma intakes within, destroying herself, and the entire Ork regiment. It's a touching story, and one that made me weep.

There it is. That's the clincher. I'm expanding my Black Templar kill team to a Strike Force with Land Raider Crusaders... Dang it Baldemort!.

I started watching for the lore but I keep coming back for the creative stories. They’re fast becoming my favorite parts of the videos. You have an amazing talent. The stories are immersive and I have to say this one actually gave me the feels. Keep up the great work, Sir.

My favourite tidbit about the Land Raider and Land Speeder are that they were originally called *Land's* Raider and *Land's* Speeder. As in, designed by someone named Land and not a raider or speeder that happens to be on land.

Man... I totally get it. One of my tours in Iraq was spent almost entirely in a humvee. We did almost everything in that thing. Ate in it, slept in it, fought from it And then two weeks from the end of our tour we hit an IED. We had some concussions, some shrapnel but we were ok. The humvee on the other hand, the engine and front left wheel were blown all over the road. Felt like watching your house burn down.

The music, the voice... The sheer feeling of a Marine being so vulnerable. It makes me imagine all the scene. In the dark future of the 41st mileniun, even the most hardened warriors have a soul.

Most heartfelt chronicle of a man and his car ever written. I like the emphasis that a vehicle so old can actually mean something to an asartes or person. That machine spirit makes all the difference and makes machines just a little bit human. Great video Brotha!

Holding back tears as I feel the Marine's anguish. You are so good at making it come to life.

when i heard the opening i was like "this must be about a female warriors, a loved one, or someone worthy enough to fight next to the blood angels" ..well technically i was correct in all the areas? :3

As bizarre as it might sound, this feeling is real. I used to speak to my Abrams, and she was a lovely girl.

A boy and his tank. Trully sad indeed :(

Get's you right in the feels.

That. Was. Beautiful. That was a heart wrenching opening. I don't care if it was a fictional vehicle or not, it brought a tear to my eye.

Goddamn Baldermort, making me cry over a landraider. That was beautiful

There's nothing more beautiful than the bond between a Marine and his Land Raider.

Now I have the mental image of a Land Raider behaving like a dog. The Space Marines must get through a heck load of sofas.

My wife and kids look at me wondering why I’m sitting here with tears in my eyes!!! Dam, love the stories.

I need to go hug my land raider.

Damn you! Now I need to rewrite my list to include my Land Raider for tomorrow's game...

[The Martian Priesthood approves this message. Gloria in Deus Machina.]

0:00-13:43 Rest now, you magnificent killing machine. 😢

Truth be told, machine spirits are a thing in 40k, so it's not even weird.

I love filling my lunch breaks with Baldermort Dramas.

This was basically me as a kid when my mum got a new car. She'd had the same ultra-reliable Ford from before I was born until I was 9 years old before a lorry hit it and insurance declared that it was cheaper to pay a lump sum towards a new car than repair that one. I literally resented the next car we had, even though it was nicer, more comfortable, had more leg room and was generally better in every way. It was the car after that which I accepted, grudgingly at first - it had heated seats and it's hard to stay cold towards a car that literally warms you (especially when it's your freezing backside in the middle of winter).

This is some genuinely good writing and narrating. You captured the essence of what space marine tanks are supposed to be. Lauded, celebrated machines with their own spirit and attitude. Something that BL seems to forget when marine tanks appear in their novels.

You always hit me right on my lunch break. What time is it where you're at?

Seriously man, this quality of narration is batshit good and put most professional Hollywood stuff to shame! Narrative, phrasing, voice, quality... everything! Thank you!

You continue to make my mornings an enjoyable event my good man. I did not realize there is a machine spirit even within the land raider

Big box goes vroom vroom!

Freaking love Land Raiders! My favourite story tidbit concerns a Land Raider that was thought lost, blasted into an inland sea. Although it took hundreds of years it gradually crawled it's way back through the muck and mire at the bottom of the water, preserving its energy reserves just enough to slowly, so so slowly, creep it's way back on land. And it made it! Once it reached the shallows it had just enough gumption left to send out a signal that was picked up and eventually it was reunited with its chapter. Glorious!

Not gonna lie u had me at 1 st half I was a space marine crying for love who is this women them ban landraider u sure fool me there well done

These audio dramas are top notch and only getting better! Love the channel. Also I can't explain it but for some reason your voice just puts the image of Malcolm McDowell in my head, you have that same cunning villain quality.

Well done, definitely teared up. Reminded me of the time a Humvee saved me overseas. Thank you for this video.

I am crying into my pint.

I had to go back and give this one another listen, brings me to tears, fantastic work as always Baldermort.

I’ve been watching your videos for about a week now, and of all the years of watching videos on KZfaq have I even been so affected. This made me want to charge the front line to avenge her. Thank you for making this.

Rest In Piece by the Emperor's side noble Land Raider ;_;7 I loved this video, the Vehicles are a huge part of why I got into the game. I am looking forward to the future videos about guard tanks!

The Captain's helmet was red as he was thinking about his Land Raider? Fnar! 😁 I have a feeling that would be frowned upon, even in the Astartes. Just don't inspect the exhaust pipe! Thank you once again for a dramatic, emotional and above all humanising take. It's so easy to forget about the machine spirits except as a game mechanic, it's one of the parts of the lore that's so divorced from our own time.

Ahhh. The poor sad Blood Angel. Hope his broken heart doesn't ruin his appetite for human flesh. 😆 Nice video. Looking forward to more in depth ones. And if the little Blood Angel is still upset then I'm sure the sons of Curze could find ways to take his mind off of it. One cut at a time.

Ah, a nice little birthday surprise this is.

Yep that brought some tears to my eyes. Awesome intro sir.

I never understood the Machine Spirit, but this makes me realize that the men and women of the Imperium are connected to their machine spirits like a man and a loyal dog. That makes me understand the pain they go through when they lose a great machine. This made me cry and I do believe I’ve needed this. And the Tau call them savages and the Eldar call them primitive! This is why I love the Imperium! Thank you Brother Baldemort you show us what we do not see from the usual perspective.

Wonderful stuff. Your beautiful focus on the relationships and how they are not straightforward, and the human impact for the 40k world for me, really sets your work out. This was exceptional, and I loved it. Like the salamanders one, this will be listened to many times

ooh come on I was just going to put on some highlights and started crying, so much feel , you are a great narrator sir ,Land Raiders are my absolute favorite 40K tank

By the Emperor... your voiceacting is amazing !. Almost shed a tear on this one.. "why take on the knight"..

I didn't cry for 'Fury' - I cried for a BA Landraider - WHY?!?!?!?!?!

Dude wtf. How are you so good that you made me cry over a fucking landraider. You're ridiculous and I love it

I have goosebumps my good Baldermort. She was a good girl.

My word dear narrator, you have a rare and unique gift. My humble thanks for putting here where all can enjoy it. My hat is off to you old bean

Wow! You really are one of the most unique 40k channels! I love your content!

Never thought I would ever cry about a tank. No regrets

Shut up... no I'm not... you're crying Awesome as always Brother B :-)

I'm not crying, my eyes are leaking. It's quite comforting to know that a Space Marine can feel love. It's a cruel world.

Can't say I was expecting to cry when I clicked on this.

One boy and his landraider. Felt like a lad crying over ol yeller or lassie dying. Sniff...its just allergies...not crying..

Ah brother Baldemort. I remember, how my beloved first tank met her end. It wasn't at the hands of an enemy... It was because of the negligence of someone I thought a friend.

Baldermort's narration is more powerful than the Warp it's self!

And now I have cried because a short-story dude cried over a tank. Guess I can scratch that off the bucket list...

Oh she's a landraider I thought it was a mother and then a wife but no its a landraider. Beautiful.

Oh my god that was amazing. I love your videos. I just found this channel the other day. It is easily one of the best 40K channels i've seen. I really love the openings, I've read a ton of 40K novels. I love your voice and style. So glad I've found this channel.

I absolutely love how viciously is uttered the simple line: "End QUOTE!"

This is dope your voice soothes the shit out of me

The pintle mounted multi melta on my land raider is a long fang standing on the finder, melta in hand and smoking a large cigar just enjoying a nice peaceful drive through a warzone.

Arkan Land’s greatest rediscovery! I’d love to field an army of nothing but Land Raiders

Another good intro story. I love how you really captured the love the space marines have for their land Raiders. Sadly though, I'm not that into the land raider as I am more of a star wars clone wars vehicle kind of guy. My most favorite sci-fi vehicle ever is hands down the ATTE. Now that vehicle is a dog.

Im not crying over a heavy support/transport vehicle, YOU ARE!

That was beautiful! Rover : )

Almost brought a tear to my eye.

That actually made me feel the feels. You are a grand writer/narrator. Good music too:)

The comparison of a Land Raider to a dog hurt me emotionally a lot more than it should have, given that I play Space Wolves I have a Land Raider that I call 'Blackmanes Fury' as within the chapters lore the Iron Priests see the machine spirits of the chapters vehicles as children of the Iron Wolf and take special care to essentially feed the Land Raiders especially raw meat to rouse the machine spirits within, where they are later rewarded with ale and mead for particularly good kills. And so the idea I had was that the 'Blackmanes Fury' in my army always had a tendency of ramming into lines of enemy infantry, grinding them beneath her tracks as the twin heavy bolter guns down anyone who flees and the 4 lascannons strike at targets of opportunity. And so to encourage this behavior, the crew, at the requests to one of the Iron Priests, had claws mounted onto the sides at the front of the vehicles frame so when it rams into enemies it slices through them like a knife through butter, impaling flesh onto the blades. This has also given me more incentive to grab a Land Raider Crusader to give the 'Blackmanes Fury' an equally fearsome pack-sibling :)

Nice, heartful naration, oh dear look a dust caught in my eye.. yup something on my eye all right

I bought a land raider crusader because of this video, it motivated me to have the confidence to paint the model :) thanks dude, because of this video I'll shed a tear everytime it falls during a game.

Adopt a tank.........The Land Raider is dying, Will they soon be extinct ? If you would like to sponsor one of these magnificent war machines send money to GW or any discount model supplier, please help keep these armoured marvels alive!

I CRIED OVER A TANK. THANK YOU MY LORD!

From a 40k veteran from rouge day even have my mark 1 .you have a the hart of a poet .

Loved the short story at the beginning mate. I think they're the best part of the videos to be honest. I own at least 7 of these beasts and a spartan assault tank to head them. In the 5th edition codex of the blood Angel's, I'd load them up with terminators and deep strike 3 into the rear of the enemy. Sometimes it went horribly wrong and the scatter dice would drop them back, or worse on to impassible terrain or the enemy (killing them outright), or dropping them and disgorging a minimum of 15 hungry terminators ready for blood. How I miss the fun of those games. Thanks Bodermort!

Whos crying? Me? Nooo... Thats just... An alergy to dust. Yes. Just an alergy...

Baldermort my friend you have a gift for storytelling, this actually made me cry my eyes out, well done sir.

Well said sir, well said. I miss a many battle with my Black Templars Raider.

That was a hell of a opening.

Brother baldermort, have you considered scribing your tales to parchment or data pad? This intro especially,brother! This could be made into a truly inspiring story of an adeptus astartes captain salvaging his beloved raiders machine spirit to be resurrected to fight for her crew and emperor once again!!! And a story in your style would be epic.

I didn't see the title of the video and cried at the beginning when I thought it was an actual women he loved that had died in battle. When I realized it was a Landraider I cried harder.

*Cries in sheer rage* The Tyranids have done a great deal of atrocities against mankind, but that story at the start? That's just TOO far. A tale so sad The Emperor's Angels of Death cried in mourning. Well done, Brother! Hope you start uploading these separetedly over time so people can enjoy them as their own thing and become easier to listen to should one want to listen to a narrative sequence crafted by your brilliant mind!

OKAY you better have a patreon. This is amazing!

Immaculate work you sir are a paragon of dedication to your work.