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You've just had me sit through 2 40 minute videos of my least favorite faction and had me come out the other end wanting the Necrons to win it all. Really looking forward to what you put out in the future.

Your voice. Your storytelling Your immersion They, even though they are great, are drowned by your ability to make great speeches!

the final speech about Szarek is....awesoooooooome!!!! And the end of the story is bruuuuuuuutal!!!! Congratulations

Hey, even Horus Lupercal thought Sanguinius should have been warmaster instead of him.

I've never considered building Necrons or had too greatly an interest in their extended lore. With your narrative style, you've made my realize just how much reverence and awe should be placed on Szarekh. He quite possibly is the oldest living sentient being in the galaxy, if not the universe. Szarekh was from a time before all...the Chaos Gods, the Eldar, humanity...all that lives in the current era. The wisdom and experience, the vast knowledge...all that dwells within Szarekh...makes him the only non-psychic being that is a match for the Chaos Gods, the nascent Eldar Gods, the two deities of the Orks, the shattered Ctan, and dare I say...even the God Emperor of Mankind. Thank you for instilling in me a new found interest in Szarekh through your masterful and gripping recitation of the lore. You truly deserve the title of the Master of Lore.

Baldermort: "The Nightbringer is the mightiest C'Tan" Void Dragon: "Am I a joke top you?!"

Ahh yes, you sir did not disappoint! I must say that you do have a rather remarkable talent for immersion and the way you strung the story together at the end... Brilliant!

With the announcement of the Silent King's return, re-listening this can't be more appropriate. So returns the last of the Necrontyr, and the first among the Necrons... So returns _the Godkiller, the avenger, and the immortal king who breaks all chains..._ So returns *_Szarekh, the bane of the gods_* and his court to a sundered galaxy, to impose his rule once more, and mend the remaining pieces of a broken universe that can be saved.

The sad thing about the revolt is that all three of the Triarch made it to the end, only to lose the other two. The casualties were truly horrific, with trillions of losses amongst the immortal corps alone, one can only imagine what the warrior losses must have looked like. On the Krork though, its been hinted that they got backstabbed into their current state by the eldar, who likely used Isha's Lament (contagious psychic scourge) for the initial blow. It would explain why they talk about fighting them in places like war in the beast. On the C'tan, two things: The dragon has been confirmed to be sharded, and we've seen shards of him in action (naturally he was terrifying and managed to destroy several necron worlds before being taken back down and imprisoned). The outsider has not been mentioned since 3e, so while he could be free, its also possible he isn't given the codexes all say each was sharded. Its also possible the second thing is true, he might be dead. They have slain some of the C'tan, like the Flayer. It would explain why he was never mentioned again. On Imotekh, he has as of the new WD made comment about Szarekh's time being over. Take that as you will. The Tau theory I have to agree is more likely. Its worth noting that the book that said it was the eldar is now a heretic tome (ie: made explicitly non-cannon by GW). I really love the second half of this video though (not that the first isn't also great) its necron hype the video and makes my grin wide as can be. The Pylons are the most OP thing about them. Oh, whats that, you have FTL? Not anymore, have fun experiencing what its like fighting a galactic power without it! Its more or less an I win button, well, one of many. Using say the orrerry to detonate sol is another fun one. Necrons are just so wonderfully OP. I'd really love to see some necrons v Krork at some point. The two most powerful martial races yet to live. Here's to hoping Ghaz can really get his WAAAGH going.

The voice, the tone, the delivery, the lore knowledge. The only dislikes I see coming your way are those who disagree with your opinion. I have seen many scholars of the Warhammer universe, but you're one of the only I've ever come across who spent any time looking forward, instead of just historians reporting past events. Keep up the FANTASTIC work!

I never thought the Silent King was behind the Tau but it makes so much sense!

its things like this that make me remember why the necrons are by far my favorite 40k faction both in lore and tabletop

You sir are a story teller worthy of the title seanachcaí ( story teller in the Irish ( my first) language ) this may not sound like much but in my sadly dying culture is a very honourable title for they are the ones that kept our language and culture alive through the darkest chapters in our history respect sir from your Connemara fan

Szarekh is one of the most interesting head figures in Warhammer 40k. Morally he is a very complex character. Whereas other heads of factions could be qualified as good people in terrible situations, such as Guilliman or Farsight, while others are definitely just evil people doing evil for evil's sake, such as Vect or Abaddon. Szarekh is in a weird spot that leaves much of his morality up for interpretation depending on how you see his actions. Szarekh's actions have both been tremendously evil, such as what he did to his own people turning them into Necrons (though in fairness, he didn't know all the details of the deal), but also tremendously good, such as killing the C'tan and freeing his people from his own grip (like a certain someone also said he would do once humanity had evolved enough). Not only did he forsake power, but also out of guilt he left the galaxy. This does show some character development, more than most 40k characters get. Then we don't know what he had been doing for 60 million years, it should be interesting to know what other galaxies think about the Silent King. All we do know is that Szarekh came back, not just to save his people from the Tyranids, but to save most of the sentient life in the galaxy. And here is where motivation becomes extremely important to know where Szarekh lies within the moral spectrum. You see the official reason why the Necrons are trying to save other sentient species from the Nids and the Great Beast is supposedly to later see if it is possible to make some reverse biotransference, which should mean Szarekh's desire to save other races is fueled out of selfish motives. But the Indomitus book offers a different possibility for the motivation within the Silent King's attempt to save other sentient species. The plasmancer says that Szarekh ordered his Nemesors to try to preserve human life if possible in order to "use them as labor" in case biotransference is not possible. Now think about it, using humans as labor is a terrible idea if you are a Necron. Necrons have drones in droves to do manual labor, so autonomous humans who need amenities and extensively processed biomatter are useless as a workforce to them. Yet Szarekh insists on telling the Necrons to preserve the life of these meatbags for two ultimately futile endeavors. What if he is actually just trying to convince overlords to not kill sentient species by using these two motives as excuses to justify such an order? Szarekh has clearly done horrible things, but it is entirely possible that he is trying to redeem himself for his actions, both towards his people and towards the galaxy. Or he is a lighter shade of grey, not-so-Grimdark imperialist who just wants to rule over as many diverse subjects as possible without being a murderous jerk. Clearly the morality of Szarekh requires a lot more study within the black library, after all we don't see many great redemption arcs in Warhammer 40k, and Szarekh can provide us with one.

Hail to the King, Baby! I positively loved this! When Szarehk is ready, he WILL save the galaxy for Chaos and the Devourer. And if the younger races are properly respectful, his Majesty will grant them the Honor and Glory of fighting at his side.

Not going to lie... This gave me chills. Turns out Szarekh and I both have the same level of fear of the Tyranids.

Man, I am starting to enjoy the Necron lore big time. I second the comment about the stringing together of the previous stories in this one.

If you think about it the Tau do look like the Necrontyr!!!

What if one of the "lost primarchs" ended up having the Pariah gene, I wonder is the Silent King would know of their existence seeing how it was the Necrons that placed that VERY SPECIFIC GENE within humanity's gene pool...

Guess who is coming back? Yes this scary dude right here.

Necrons were half of what got me into 40k. Thank you for spreading the lore of this magnificent faction. That necron skin of Azir was a nice touch.

Szarekh was basically one of those guys in online survival games who responds to pvp by logging out for a month then coming back to ambush them when they forgot all about him

this actually makes the lore make sense, good effort keep it up

And now I have to collect a Necrons army. I hope you're proud of yourself :P

Holy. Fuck. I've been a Necron player since I started playing 40k in 5th. This honestly had me enraptured. Totally enraptured. This is the content I crave.

Everytime i read a warhammer 40k novel or on the wiki, this is the voice that reads it in my head! So good!

I would love a War in Heaven campaign. Though we see the rise of the true rulers of the Galaxy as they wake from their slumber.

Some say that the emperor is the most important character. I say no. The silent king is the true hero of the galaxy, not the corpse god... But the eternal and silent king!

I don't remember if you mentioned it, but in the Necron Codex it does mention that the Tau were fighting the Tyranids, and the Necrons showed up, killed the Tyranids, and then left. Unknown to the Tau, those Necron were lead by the Silent King. Definitely seems like the Necron are protecting the Tau when they could have easily wiped them out.

Plot Twist: The Silent King knows how to seal the Golden Throne, allowing the Emperor to rise into life once more.

Wow. You're literally THE ONLY ONE that I'm sending my support via patreon. As strained as I am, I really wish you make the bust, you deserve it FULLY. Good luck, brother.

In all fairness, the idea of the Necrons cooperating with the imperium and for instance the tau is absolutely awesome to me. I would love to see these three factions team up and wipe the floor with the damned bugs.

My word... I sat down for 5 minutes in total silence after this 2and video... Totally overwhelmed and overawed in the way you spoke your lore. As someone returning to the hobby after 10 years, taking up Necrons and being an avid fan of reading/listening to fantasy in general: THANK YOU DEAR SIR for your huge talent, voice and initiative. Just... Let me me get my breath back then I shall compliment you properly. Wow...

I’m so glad the Necrons got that retcon. They’re actually interesting now instead of just generic killer robots from outer space

Great now you made this humble inquisitor a follower of the necrons.

Szarekh The "be all, end all" of the W40k universe.

2years later and this is still top notch content. This will hold up for decades I love the feeling you give off with your narrations.

Necron'Tia / Necron'Tau ?!?🤔 I am most grateful Brother Baldermort, that your library is so extensive. Because of this, there is always an expansion of my appreciation for the lore, and the setting of this dynamic universe after having listened to one for your presentations. Your own love for the lore is evident in the passion conveyed as you paint scenes observable to the imagination with your words. Be well Sir.

For the Greater Good!!! :D Haha, so the Silent King is like Emperor Qin of the 40k Universe. Poor old ones though, for they only wanted love and respect for all :'( Also, finally supported you on patreon!

I think we can safely guess in what army Baldermort spend his Patreon income...Orks XD Ok no. Love the passion you put into this one! There are not enough hours in a month to watch all your stuff! It's beautiful!!

of all the Xenos factions, they are the only ones i really like, and honestly feel a little sad for

Boldermort is the Silent King, regailing us with stories that he has witnessed throughout the ages

Humans: We worship a god. Eldar: Our race's only hope is to create a god to save us from a god we created. Necrons: WE KILLED OUR GODS AND USE THEIR REMAINS AS POKEMON.

I was never really taken in by the Necrons, but after listening to you tell their story, I am not only invested in their plight and activities, but actively rooting for their success and The Silent King has become one of my favorite characters.

I’m pretty sure my life change for the better by listening to this. I’ll be honest when I first heard you I stopped listening immediately because I was worried that I would just get sucked in. So for a long time I just avoided your channel. Obviously this was to my detriment however I was not incorrect. I’ve been binge watching your neck round videos and I cannot stop. Thank you so much I absolutely love the Necrons you are amazing!!!

Love it. Only you could make the Necrons interesting to me

I was meh on necrons until I listened to the audiobook version of "The infinite and the Devine" by Robert Rath a couple weeks ago. NOW I can't wait for more. The wonderful professional level (you should be narrating entire NOVELS my friend! Writing them too!) vids here are a welcome drip tap of it! I CANNOT recommend that audiobook ENOUGH. There is one battle in it that was an ode to tabletop 40k in such a brilliant, sly way that I had to rewind it and listen to it again.

More than once did a chill go down my spine at the way you narate the raw, unfathomable power, skill, cunning and history of Szarekh. Never have I seen story telling this good before. You've earned yourself a sub. Keep up the great work! I shall await you're next vid with great anticipation!

Your pacing is amazing, and your speeches literally made me stop what I was doing (building necron lists) and just. listen.

This is hands down the best narrating !

I’ve just got into Warhammer 40k, and just wanted to say thank you Baldermort. Your channel is by far the best 40k channel on KZfaq! You earned yourself a subscriber for sure!

AMAZING! KEEP THE UPLOADS COMING!

I think it's funny that the most powerful of the metal murder bots is the one dude that cares the most about his people

You truly have the most comprehensive and easy to understand guide to the War In Heaven.

Man if you're not writing books you should be, your storytelling level is god tier and I would definitely spend money for them.

Part one and two, amazing. This was so entertaining to listen to and so full of rich lore. Thank you for your videos!

This is again, such good storytelling... The whole Grok/Orc reasoning as well. Thank the Gods they devolved.

The problem I have with your videos is that everytime I listen to one I want to start a new army!

It really says something about the setting that one and a half hours of content is considered "just" an introduction into ONE of it's many characters and factions. You, my good Sir, are a joy to hear; and I wish for more in the future!

The emperor's goal was one in the same with Szarekh. Humanity divorced from the warp. The psyker gene removed from the species. The webway was one project. Imagine if he learned of the necron black stone capabilities. It would be one thing to remove the gene, but to slam the sledge hammer down on reality and crush the gods. He would do it. He would sacrifice himself and his power to do it to. But better yet, the webway still could exist. Shuffle himself and the 20 legions/primarchs into it and bring permanent death to the demons as there is no more emotional food. Imagine a different time line, one where hope wins. I could go on and on.

Omg! Can’t wait for you to cover the new silent king lore that’s coming out

I have just stumbled across your channel, and I have to say that your way of narration is amazing, it really draws you in. Although its well known the Necrons are hilariously overpowered the return of the Silent King is nothing short of terrifying, I applaud you sir

The Tao theory blew my mind! I am absolutely going to bring it up when discussing lore moving forward

Your ability to tell these stories with so much impact and emotion could turn tides. I am a Chaos player but I was latched to the story of the Necrons. During your speech, my eyes watered, my mouth was open and I prayed to the Dark Gods because your very voice carried truth to your words. I absolutely love your videos.

Awesome story wish gw would give as much love to the necron

This is an exceptional channel! Im so glad i stumbled on it!

All I can to give you is this humble like and subscribe. Woefully inadequate to the magnificent path you've allowed me to walk. I appreciate you. And, I will share you with my friends.

Binge watching Baldermorts I missed. *"What a day, what a glorious day!"*

You Sir! Baldermort, just made me a fan of the Necrons. Thank you.

Just catching up on the my backlog of your vids. Your work is so good! Thank you for your excellent content.

Love your readings. So dramatic, and your lore voice is outstanding. Well done. I wish you much growth.

Worth it! Happy with the conclusion as well.

Hands down the best war hammer 40k channel

THIS NEEDS TO BE A MOVIE............ANIMATED OR LIVE ACTION!

You just gained a new subscriber and constant viewer good sir!! I jumped back into 40k and decided Necrons due to their lore! You make learning and/or hearing the lore amazing.

Absolutely brilliant, thank you for this. You are a truly gifted orator.

OMFG .... listening to your voice sends shivers down my spine .... i cant remember when the last time was, a story was able to intrigue me that much ... your storytelling is just awesome ... I know I should stop fanboying right now ... but you became my favorite youtube channel in just the span of two videos!

Just came across your channel bro, it's incredible! These videos are like audio books and your voice is perfect for the subject👌 Content like this has kept me going through lockdown, thank you.

NECRONS!! :D So awesome mate, well done and thank you

I love playing Necrons in games and this whole playlist has given me even more excitement for my next game. Also, amazing voice man. Totally subscribed for more content. Good information and thorough explanations.

"Make time for fun today." Damn right ! :)

Mate you give me goosebumps...of...eeeepic proportions with your reads. Absolutely fantastic keep up the good work!

You are a GOD among narrators. This video made me respect and fear necrons even more. )

Bravo. Absolutely incredible storytelling. I'm in awe, sir. Well done.

I lost track on how many videos I have binged since I discovered this channel only couple days ago, but I just want to say: this channel is, without a doubt, the best one out there. I have watched most of the major lore channels (you know them). They do a decent job narrating, sure, but most of them either just directly read off the wiki, or put very little to no effort into making the screens actually fit the narrative. This channel on the other hand is truly a cut above the rest. The script, the pacing, the imagery, the music and last but def not least the narration. Oh the narration. Truly amazing and awe inspiring stuff. My favorite by far is the Rogal Dorn trilogy (I think I am not alone on that one). Please accept my deepest appreciation for all your efforts in painting this amazing universe. I just became a patron and will do my best to support you as long as possible!

I wonder what Szarekh saw in the tyranids that frightened him so much. I get wanting to comeback but it feels like it should be more annoyance than anything else. Considering he and his people can summon literal gods to fight fir them. Gods that can summon black holes in the middle of fleets no less. Must have been something deeply frightening to scare someone with that type of power.

Congratulations... everything is perfect. Narration, text, script, images and music. A very professional job!

Been looking for someone with the voice for 40k for a while. I'm glad I found your channel baldy.

I love it, this is the my new favourite 40k channel!

Okay why so few views? This is narration is really good and the little stories really add, because thats what the 40k setting is made for!

Mag-fucking-nificent. I never gave the Necrons much thought before, but this video has made me realise their awesome potential. Once again, the passion of a fan has given life to the Warhammer universe.

I'm a fan of necrons and know the basics of their lore, but you sir has open my mind to the possibilities of my favorite faction in 40k. The tau I have no love for and now I veiw them in a new light no a glow of green. Thank you for those two part and all videos I seen so far do what you do and have fun.

Im going to be honest here. Too honest probably... Maybe it's been too long since my last dose of painkillers, which dampen my emotions, but I'm finding myself tearing up at parts. Is it just me, or was it that awesome a video?

So far the in depth videos have resparked new thoughts on the warhammer lore and characters. Keep it coming.

sometimes it sounds like the Emperor Palpatine is telling the story :) awesome work bro... love it and the necrons

... Why am I not subscribed to this channel already? Hello? KZfaq? Why hasn't this channel showed up on the featured tab, yet? This is unacceptable!

the hell man I love your voice and passion you put into your videos I came here after watching your alpha legion video and I have to say you have a subscriber, awesome videos please keep it up.

You have opened my eyes to the necrons. I've never thought of them as a major player in the warhammer universe. I've honestly looked them over time and time again. But you really bring them to life. I'm gonna need to start looking into more of their lore. Much appreciated big B.

Just added 40k to my miniature painting and crafting hobby. Just happened to like Necrons as they are the "undead" cognate, and began to make an army. So, as I created my army I wanted to know about them, and this was bloody inspired! Fantastically so much more so given the hype-bait news of GW for the "Return." They ought to buy the rights to this from you and slap it up on their announcement. Much appreciate your work, you remind me of Horrorbabble another youtube story teller I adore. Cheers and thanks!