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In a universe where victory is an illusion, to meet a being that has definitively won not just a war, but the greatest war to have ever ocurred is something special.

Inquisitor: "The GOD emperor protects us!!" Silent King: *rolls up organic metal sleeve* "It's been some time since I killed a god...and they could at least walk"

“He has seen the turning of the wheel, yet he does not drown in the weight of the eons he carries.” Golden writing.

The necrons perfectly blend tragedy/gothic/cosmic horror and sci fi! Truly an iconic species in all Sci-fi. Baldamort you need to make a story narration channel, you have the perfect voice for horror fiction (lbh any fiction)

I think that my favourite thing about the Silent king is that he may be the only Character in 40k that makes the Emperor look like a naive child. Because as far as we know, he isn't just 65 million (circa Earth) years old... he's been *AWAKE* for 65 million years.

A subtle thing, but I love how manipulative the inquistor in the opening story is with the psyker. Amidst all the cataclysmic destruction and over the top evil of the Warhammer setting, it's nice to see reminders of the much more mundane, everyday darkness of humanity, even if it's something simple like an emotionally damaged person being exploited by someone who pretends to care about them.

A voice so...perfect for these stories, a vocabulary that so very well articulates the gravitas and all that makes Warhammer 40K so loved by it's core fans. My only problem, is that you seem to be criminally under-subscribed, yet your content is right up there with Lutin 09 and Oculus Imperia. A marry Christmas to you good sir, may you gain the recognition you deserve in the new year.

this deserves so many more views. Such blasphemy.

Joining the Warhammer community has been the greatest decision I ever made when it comes to hobbies; Such a vast universe rich with lore, so many enthusiasts such as yourself to regale us with the tales of the 41st millennium with such passion.

The final words from the psyker at 8.20 are truly staggering, some of the best voice acting I have ever heard. Fantastic 10/10.

Rejoice, for the Silent King is returning to his subjects May his immortal reign never falter

I don't expect Baldemort to see this, but I wanted to say that I have listened to the description of the silent king at 8:15 about 20 times because I think it's the single best overall description of the Silent King I have ever heard.

This story and the Power Armor story are my favorites. Something about them just captures a primal feeling. The Power Armor one says "TOGETHER" (like when Gimli and Legolas say they can fight by a friend). This story says "WONDER"

The entire "psychic revelation" part sends shivers down my spine. So amazingggg. Baldemort, i must applaud you. I love your videos but that part is probably my favourite part in all of them.

Truly, the only blight that festers here is a underwhelming, unjust subscription count that is far to inadequate for the a amount of hard work and effort pushed into each and every one of these videos. This is a crime against you that shall not stand. Whilst I resume my perusal through your architectural library of incredibly insight videos, I will do my best to spread the word. And soon, perhaps very soon, you shall obtain the number or views, subscribers, and support you richly deserve.

tfw you know you have just discovered an absolute gem.

It's insane how perfect your voice is for these series. I really hope you understand. I subbed after literally listening to a couple of words and i was like I need to listen to your ever video about 40k

Baldermort crew checking in YEAH BUDDAAAYYY

This is beautiful. Probably the best retelling I've ever heard, and with such a great narrator voice. The only lore mistake I noticed was the homeworld thing (it was to the fringes of the galaxy, not the homeworld they were pushed back, which is why they look like a ring on the map and had so many troops yet remaining), and for a 50 minute video one minor mistake is great. I'm so glad I found this channel, and really wish it was more subscribed to.

Merry Christmas to my habitual disliker. Your efforts actually assist my site. Cheers dude and I hope you have a prosperous and fun filled 2020! :). Xxx

Dude ive been looking for a new channel. One that focus on Warhammer lore. You paint a masterpiece and explain why it's so. Keep up the good work man

I've discovered Baldermort's necron lore playlist. Currently playing on repeat. Amazing voice and narrative building is something else.

This vid should get some serious traction now the silent king returns

Brilliant work. I will soon consume all your content. Much like C’Tan did the unsuspecting necrons.

I didnt really care about the necrons until i saw this video. Now i have over 2000 points of them, and find myself rewatching the video once a month or so. This is truly your best video to date sir Balders.

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 the evulz, 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.

We, who shatter infinity We, who shackle the gods We, who flay mind and body! Our name, DEATH Our number, LEGION! The age of the machine is at hand and the Silent King shall stand before all!

Truly, in terms of power in the 40k universe, the Necrons in the current timeline should be nigh unchallenged. Orks and Eldar may exist but are shadows of their strength during the War in Heaven, so the only challenge that can truly fight the united Necron race is the Tyranids. Though given a long enough war, the Orks might return to their Krork forms, though by this point the galaxy may already be under the rule of the Dynasties.

Time for a refresher I'd say.

if star wars youtube channels had people as talented as you and passionate and have such voice, it would be perfect. also, the necron story is very depressing, i dont blame them for what they did

That introduction gave me an ASMR. Truly a work of brilliant writing and masterful presentation. I simply cannot do without the part 2 in a single sitting. Bravo maestro!

If the silent king comes to miniature need to be stronger than a Primarch

This is such a beautifully presented story, so well written and spoken. Thank you for filling in the gaps in my 40k knowledge. I tip my hat to you Sir Baldermort.

Your voice is PERFECT for 40k....it's just perfect in general!

After seeing the 40k short films that were made by the Astartes creator and who I hope Games Workshop gives him a 40k animated movie to direct someday. An idea occurred to me. I started watching the Witcher Netflix series and my response to it has been Meh. I'm coming to think that maybe the best possible option for success for fantasy movies and tv shows should not be live-action, but animated. If the Astartes creator can make a Warhammer 40k animation that sucked me into that universe in less than two minutes imagine what animation can do for other fantasy books and rpgs. With animation, you don't have to worry about the laws of physics endangering your cast and the budgets would nowhere be as expensive as those half a billion-dollar budgeted marvel movies. So why not take the chance. Imagine a Warhammer Fantasy animated movie that tells about the tales of Malus Darkblade. Or how about a Conan the Barbarian animated series that is drawn and animated to look exactly like those Frank Frazetta paintings coming to life. Or imagine when George RR Martin finally finishes his song of Ice and Fire series. Imagine an animated adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire where you get to see larger battles, more lore, giant ice spiders, and what the Iron Throne really looks like in the books. I really think the film business should strongly consider Animation as a better alternative instead of having Actors stand in front of a green screen. Hopefully, that will come true someday.

Brother Baldermort - Thank you for this amazing video and glimpse into that grim darkness. You stand both sentry and storyteller, your torch held high as beacon to those who would listen and marking the peril awaiting those who would wander too far. Knowledge does not come without a price, but with you as guide I pay it gladly.

Your story telling reminds me of "The Nameless City" by H.P. Lovecraft

Pure class. What delivery!

By the emperor I’m so glad I found this channel. Detailed and awesome narration in each video diving into the lore, plus I really like those long run times as well. New fan lol.

The overall quality of this is fantastic! Subbed without hesitation.

I enjoy the boldemort series far too much. Absolute legend

Currently watching all your necron videos.. they are starting to become my favorite faction

The crazy thing about the silent king is, he has the tech to revive the one being, capable of defeating his gods. He is capable to reviving the Emperor and he definitely would, if only he can get in contact with a loyal primarch.

"they STREAMED for weeks and months before they were used to the never ending pain"... is what i first heard. i listened 3 more times and then finally heard it as "screamed", which obviously made far more sense. until then i was having a real good laugh thinking of kids streaming teletubbies nonstop and, imagining a scene similar to the famous brainwashing sequence in "a clockwork orange", they endured the sun baby and his colorful demons until they were dead inside. you know, like someone driven insane by the touch of chaos. if i had any modicum of video production skills i would love to make a short about that, as it sounds awesome.

It doesn't matter how many times I watch your Necron videos; they always send chills down my spine. I love being a Necron fan and I love having found your channel. Thank you, gentle storyteller.

The Silent King is so OP in the Lore he has a Void Dragon Transcendent Shard as a power battery for him along with his own power. His fleet has enough firepower to wipe a whole Hive tendril but let's the BloodAngels absorb most the losses and then moves on to destroy another like its Nothing. Abbadon is nothing to this guy. He is the biggest bad out their as he has more forces then any Demon Primarch and he has the individual power to take on any of them. His tactical brilliance is beyond compare until you talk the Emperor and maybe the Lion. We need a book where we see his real power against a greater Demon or such so people understand his true potency.

Magnificent. Absolutely magnificent.

Dude the way you describe Szarekh gives me shivers... Szarekh is in a league of his own

the pic at 31min is from star gate Atlantis, im guessing from the attack on the replicator world

I truly appreciate the way that you will have Warhammer fantasy images into this, though the entire presentation was great.

And so begins my Necron Video Binge, Thanks for the Entertainment in advance :D

Just found your channel. Enthralling voice. Thank you. Subscribed off course!!

Your voice is amazing dude I really like your narrating. I am from germany and only a few of the audiobooks from w40k are translated in German so I listen to them in english on Audible. I heard Gareth Armstrong, Jonathan Keebler and David Timson telling the awesome lore of w40k and I like all 3 of them, they really do an amazing job in my opinion. But damn I would like to hear you narrate one of these Audiobooks! Your voice is really captivating! And sorry if my english isn't spot on!😅

I keep listening this. each time gave me chill. Please baldemort, keep going, keep narrate with your beautiful voice and keep narrate about necron when you can. We need a rightful voice to be presented as the immortal ruler of the cosmos we are

Been looking for a channel to delve into the stories behind 40K. Finally found it :) - Great writing - Great production - Great voice

I like to think that some of the Old Ones were willing to help but the work of healing the Necrontyr DNA and their psyche (to give them peace) and the customary caution of the Old Ones took too long and the Necrontyr were impatient, relations eroded and internal politics lead to the Necrontyr declaring War and time running out for The Old ones attempting to heal the Necrontyr.

The 1 dislike is the psycher that died

You Sir, are incredible! The short story at the beginning was amazing, I love it! Subscribed.

Honestly one of the best videos ive ever listened to.

You sir, have a voice of great story-teller

Haven't commented in a while but haven't missed a video made ! Keep it up, love ya!

Congratulations on 200k you tell the most amazing stories and I am proud to be a gentle listener

Fantastic video as always my Lord Baldermort. One of the most interesting characters in the new law. Ancient, ambiguous, aloof, powerful and utterly lethal. Plus's a gorgeous model. With the exception of the Void Dragon, I think this is the best character in the Necrons. When you can kill a God and chain him to your Throne, you know your a badass!

These are some of the best and I mean BEST lore videos of 40k. Please keep going and never stop!

I just wanted to say that I got into 40k last year during the heights of the pandemic. I looked into Necron first (now I have an army) and came across your series in them, and I’ve been hooked ever since. You’ve made this year truly great for me, keep up all the great work you do!

Dude im binge watching all your 40K Lore videos, I just subscribed but I love your narration style and it made me renew my love for Warhammer!!!! Thanks for making me realize why I love 40K again brother!!!!

26:28 Biggest understatement of the millenium.

Newly subscribed viewer, just wanna say amazing work, brilliantly produced and narrated. You, sir, deserve far more subscribers, and I have no doubt it will happen. Thank you so much from an Irish fan.. 👍

I cannot wait to watch all your other content.

During his story every time he said 'KING' I got goosebumps. Every time.

Found this channel today and i love the storytelling, This and Luetin so far are the only voices i can "stand" listening to for a long time :>

Necrontyr beaten by "cosmic hippies" lol!

Gotta say, your voice lends so much to this story. I love it.

An amazing introduction Baldermort, keep it up my dude, and have a good day :)

Aight I know what faction il be playing

I am brand new to 40k (I've been avoiding it for over 20 years because of the cost). Trying to explore the lore and found your amazing videos. You, sir, are now responsible for this beginner swearing fealty to both the Blood Angels and now the Necrons! I blame you for everything! I agree with the other comments. You should be performing audio books and working for GW! Your talent shan't be hidden long and I'm so glad I found you! Such a terrific and entertaining performer! Cheers!

When a Necrone player here’s someone talk about the silent king so wonderfully Warrior:..........I..can...feel again

Awesome story

Thank you so much for everything you are a master of your craft and a voice forced to be reckoned with. I will never cease to listen.

praise the emperor your readings are amazing

Just wanted to say that I thoroughly have enjoyed your reading here, and think you have a brilliant voice for this setting. I am curious, as a voice actor and someone who has been in the 40k community for some time (I voiced Vulkan and some other characters in the Emperor Text to Speech series and some different games/mods for the community), what is your recording specs, the microphone you use and your general experience with voice over related stuff? I feel like you have a candid voice to engage in a lot of things. Wouldn't mind speaking to you about it at some point to be frank. Either way, I definitely will be tuning in for more.

Wow. Another great job sir. Glad you are back.

You’re voice is so perfect! I can’t believe I’m just now discovering this channel, definitely subbing. Just curious, but is that your natural voice or do you ham it up for the videos? Either way it works really well.

This is the first time watching your videos and just subscribed. Excellent narration. Excellent voice. I am a big fan of A Border Prince book readings and I will definitely check out more of your channel and also your guild members. Thanks for the outstanding content!

A brillant video. Well done and thank you for sharing this with us.

It is a travesty of justice that your channel's viewers are not in the millions. You're writing, your voice, damn man... stellar work. I'd say Emporer bless, but that hypocritical codger is not worthy of your fine crafts good sir; nor the C'tan any more worthy with their ability to render stars plucked from the sky. No, I shall bestow a blessing of he who set them in the first place: God bless you, and may your work be prosperous and as successful as your quality demands.

I had heard lots of good about your content from watching Adeptus Podcastus and I am far from disappointed. This is the first video I sat down to listen from you and... man! Baldermort, you are doing something truly great in my humble opinion. I’m hoping to hear more from the Ancient rulers of the Galaxy. Your videos might become my go to for hobbying background.

To kill the gods twice. İs there any that can match there power

Your my favorite WH40k channel hands down. Just found you and binged my way through all your videos. Nearly jumped out of my skin when I saw the Black Templar and Legion of the Damned. Out standing good sir !

I've only just randomly found this channel this being the second video but I absolutely love the way you do your videos I don't know what it is about your voice but it really fits with the 40k lore videos it almost like listening to one of the black library's audio books so you definitely have me hooked

I've been watching Warhammer 40K vids for several years now, but this was the best and most detailed description of the origin of the Necrons I have ever seen. Hail Baldermort!

This is beautiful, keep up the great work man

Hell yeah dude, this is badass. What a great thing it is you're doing here.

I'm new to 40k, is there an event where this silent king encountered the emperor? Did they have some conversation in the lore? The silent king seems like the most intimidating of them all as he seen all from the start. Man 40k lore is so rich its sooo addicting.

The Old Ones are entirely to blame for this. Supposedly they were open-handed, but when they met the species that needed their help most of all they did nothing. They decided to sit by and do nothing while the Necrontyr lived and died in brief agony out of what can only be described as arrogance. If the Old Ones had shown compassion to the pained children lashing out then there would be no War in Heaven, and the Necrontyr would likely have been the best allies the Old Ones could ever hope for. Perhaps the Old Ones could have used this to change the Necrontyr for the better; "As we showed mercy to you, show mercy to the less powerful races you meet on your journey". I hope when the Old Ones were devoured by the Star Gods that at least some of them realized they had only themselves to blame.

Most under appreciated video on the channel! Amazing

Praise be unto Szarekh, last and greatest of the Silent Kings. As wise as he is ancient and as powerful as he is glorious

I’m loving the stargate sg-1 images lol

"a war that makes the horus heresy look like a jaunty saloon brawl" 😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏