Simplest Explanation: Plot Armor Darkest Explanation: Chaos Corruption Probable Explanation: Latent Psyker Coolest Explanation: *The Emperor Protects*

Guilliman would love Titus. Titus's view on the codex is exactly what Guilliman intended the codex to be.

I just want to hear Mark Strong voicing Titus again. Also rip Sidonus, I'd take a squad of him over a company full ofLeandros without hesitation.

Cato Sicarious: Takes the mantle of the Second Chapter captain Me: "How dare you stand were he stood"

One other possibility is discussed by Colonel-Commisar Gaunt of the Tanith First and Only to an Inquisitor regarding a theory of Chaos Resistance called 'The Armor of Contempt.' In the book of the same name, an entire resistance movement fighting for years on a Chaos controlled planet showed virtually no signs of Chaos corruption, even considering many had been branded with a fungal sign of identification. Gaunt, who had fought with these rebels years earlier, expressed his belief that their hatred of Chaos was so great that it nullified the psychic corruptions of Chaos. Considering the great rage Titus has against the Chaos Marines in the game, especially when his close ally Sedonis was murdered, it is entirely possible that this 'Armor of Contempt' provided the means for him to resist even direct Warp attacks.

He is the Captain we need. Seriously, I was so happy with Captain Titus. That singular game did more to restore the Ultramarines reputation than almost anything else in recent years.

Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Captain Titus? I thought not. It's not a story Games Workshop would tell you. It's an old Relic legend.

sad he never gotten a Sequal game. glad you covered this non Mary Sue of the UltraMarines.

Titus' "golden aura" special effect during Fury mode might be a key: The Emperor LITERALLY protects Titus, similar to a Living Saint, due to Titus' devotion to the cause of Man. The Emperor may have found the captain essential for future plans that would've unfolded in sequential games . . . .

Here is my theory: Titus was protected by the Emperor himself. Why? Because he is one of the few people who fits his dream of humanity and space marines: he is an independent thinker who can get things done and he is loyal to humanity (and i don't think i need to mention his auramite balls). Also the Emperor doesn't hear the Chaos Gate chant (and doesn't get a headache) when he looks at him :D

That man should have become a Grey Knight. That or Guilleman should find where he is and promote him to be his consultant

Titus: the first of few Ultramarines that i actually like. a theory i have about Titus is that the Warp itself gave him the resistance he has, the part of it that is protected by the Tree of Life. as for the traitor Leandros.... "The Codex Astartes is a set of rules. They guide us... shape us as Ultramarines... teach us to hold duty and honor sacred above all. But how we live with those rules is the true test of a Space Marine. And you have failed." - Titus to Leandros after the liberation of Forge World Graia.

A novel series about him will be sick. A model...would be breathtaking

2019 and we still got cpt Titus name being spoken. Truly glorious

Aw man, I would love to see Titus meet up with post-revival Gilliman.

Plot twist for psychic awakening, Titus comes back as a primaris chaplain. 😎

The Irony is, of course, Titus's understanding of the Codex was Robute's original intent. But the ret of the Ultramarines have become so hidebound and dominated by the idea of living up to the letter of their Fathers teachings they have forgotten it's true meaning. It was this rebellion that was seen by many as Titus's first steps of heresy when in reality it was something completely different! Personally I think his shear force of will and faith in his Chapter shielded him. We have seen the same happen several times, with particular devout characters withstanding Chaos's influence, if only for a short time. Making it doubly ironic and tragic that in the end it's his own Battle Brother that is the first to cry heretic!

Brother Titus remains now and forevermore loyal. The Emperor Protects !,,!,(-_-),!,,!

Warsmith Time: We have learned in Stormcaller, the second of Chris Wraight's trilogy that recently there has been a process called "Awakening" that occurs within the near infinite ranks of humanity. Psionic abilities which are triggered by specific events such as war and strife. We have also learned that although the Librarius and other organizations test for psionic abilities they sometimes are unable to properly see how or if they exist, as was the case with Baldr from the mentioned series. Humanity lacks a full comprehension of what is possible in terms of its psionic evolution, it is likely that exposure to the warp energy merely triggered Titus gifts.

One of the few ultramarines that I gladly enjoy and salute.

It was actually alpharius the whole time

Most likely, Titus was so totally badass that he could resist the corruption through sheer force of will. Such individuals tend to have brighter souls so it's possible the Sorcerer mistook it for a latent connection to the warp.

Probably one of the best 40k games to come out in a while.

Still like to think the Blood Ravens gifted themselves a new Captain after the game ended.

This video has one dislike...LEANDROS!

"Slaying the Heretic" Not even a voice as monotonous as yours could make that sound any less badass.

I really hope Black Library picks up his story where it was left of, considering how we were meant to get a sequel to his story anyways. That being said, I would love for him to possibly make an appearance in the current canon to at least meet and interact with Guilliman along with the other ultramarine characters like Cato.

All hail Captain Titus. Made the Ultramarines a little less Wardy in my eyes...

Ork: He's got blue armor, dat means he's an extra extra lucky beakie! Datz why ya silly git. Real reason why he's pure: "Because he has Wardian levels of Ultramarine purity to put Kaldor Draigo to shame. Obviously."

I think he was just strong of will and loyalty. Titus really is the best Ultramarine.

This one was much like Captain Uriel Ventris, though he probably didn't have to see anything as monstrous as the Daemonculaba.

Titus: Lawful Good done right.

We are going quite a long way around the block in order to walk next-door. Ultramarines are known for iron discipline, CPT Titus was disciplined. CPT Titus would not be MORE resilient to Chaos power if he had partially fallen, but MORE VULNERABLE. Nemeroth tempted him with the honeyed words of Chaos and also attempted to beat him with the iron stick of the power of Chaos. Neither worked. If Titus were actually already influenced, the exposure to the maximum power of the power source along with the direct power and offer of power from Nemeroth, then Titus would have reflected some outward sign of corruption, like his heretic cousins. He did not. He showed NO signs of corruption either physically or in his behavior. Titus was actively trying to KILL NEMEROTH. I know this because I was controlling him in my video game! If he could have done it earlier, he would. Captain Titus had two things that saved him: the grace of and faith in the Emperor. The deep connection to the Warp was the power of the Emperor. Nemeroth was just trying to tempt Titus. He was shielded, warded, granted supernatural speed and skill, and with that, he was able to overcome not only crushing numerical inferiority, but the full powers of the Warp and heretic veterans of the long war. The Emperor shielded Titus before and saved him for this monumental task on Graia. Mundane explanations of simple skill don't explain it. He was obviously not a blank, not only for the ample reasons stated but because he put the humans and astartes around him at ease, not unease. Lieutenant Mira apparently thought that Titus was "dreamy". I am a little disappointed that you did not explore this possibility. If anyone were taking the first steps down the 8-fold path, it was Leandros. He was over-killing orks, nay-saying the strategies of the Captain, and trying to remove the best piece from the board that the Imperial forces had using the Inquisition, thus taking eyes off of his iniquities. Captain Titus is in the Deathwatch serving his Emperor well.

Perhaps the inquisitor is simply wrong. After all, he "speculated" that it COULD corrupt not WILL corrupt.

well from what was known of the production: -Titus was supposed to be branded rebel and hunted by the inquisition on the second game. -redeemed and funded a new loyalist chapter in the third game. so taking this into account. I think He was a mix of disciplined mind, and some mutation in the geneseed that allowed some degree of warp immunity and a degree of emperor immunity form his firm faith. (living saint?) sadly we probably will never know with 100% certainty T_T

Titus is no simple blank, but blessed by the protective Ward of Matticus, a non-warp extra-dimensional entity who has guided and aided the Ultramarines' fate itself. This entity's effects leaves echoes of its influence long after it has halted it's actions.

Warhammer Space Marine is the reason why I even got into 40k 🇺🇸💙

Titus could be a latent living saint. The fury mechanic in the game hints this possibility with all the gold aura and the wings of light, thought the later is only visible for a short time when fury is activated

Titus: “They’re more like guidelines anyway…” Guilliman: “That’s my boy.”

Far-out theory: When the Chaos sorcerer killed Titus' former squad, the churning of the Warp due to the energies released at that point in space and time created a unique situation wherein the souls of Titus' deceased squad members became permanently attached to him instead of dissipating into the Warp or going to the Emperor. So now, even if Titus doesn't realize it, wherever he goes he's never fighting alone. The souls of his fallen brothers are silently there beside him, protecting his still-living soul and giving him a measure of Warp-resistance.

When the emperor was placed in the golden throne part of his soul shattered, most of this fragments taking a own personality on their own but sharing some of the Emperor's characteristics, there is the chance he is a fragment of Papa Bones, wich could explains his immunity to the warp.

There was something else I learned whilst playing the game and finding some of the Inquisitor's Audio logs. It was mentioned in the video - the Psychic Scourge was meant to target *specific* races based on their Warp signature, and thus far during the tests, it was attuned to affect only various Xenos and not humans. And throughout the game, the only "human" to be exposed by it was Titus. Could it be that the power source is also attuned when the weapon is? Although prolonged exposure could bring about the taint, the way the weapon was tuned meant it's affects on Humans and Astartes were minimum if only exposed briefly as it was not attuned to affect them the same way it was attuned to affect Xenos? Although Nemeroth did use his powers on Titus, such as when he first appeared, the other times it seemed he was channeling his powers through the Power Source when he was casting them, around the same time Titus seemingly no longer appeared to be affected by them anymore.

Thanks for making this again, Remliez.

GW, if your not going to give us a sequel, then at least give us a mini. I mean, come on, you gave us Gabriel. You have the technology.

Poor Titus, we may never know his fate

Titus was a straight-up G he was down for the ultra smurf and did his best to bolster his squad and lead them to victory against the filth of orcs and of the chaos powers. The fact that his brothers dissed him and the up and stiched on him is just pure bullshit... also hands down one of the best 40 k games ever made...

Leandros: “nobody can withstand the energies of the Warp and remain uncorrupted!” Kaldor Draigo: “watch this, sonny.”

That blueberry muffin, Cato Sicarius, will never be as badass as Titus.

eeey, it's the guy in the intro :D

I think the Emperor intervened on his behalf, protecting him from the corrupting powers of the warp as he was a warrior willing to do whatever was needed to defeat the enemies of man. The ability to adapt would be more valuable than pure compliance to the Codex Astarte's. I like to think that when the inquisitor got back to his base, there was a member of the Custodes to talk Titus off his hands and bring him back to Holy Terra to be given an audience with the Emperor and then placed in a top secret group who wages a shadow War against the enemies of man whom us only answerable to the Captain General of the Custodes.

Oh, Captain Titus, sing country roads for me one more time.

And this is why Space Marine was a fantastic game, years later we're still debating over the fate of the main character

i think he was recruited by the deathwatch ... at that level of badassery he would be one heck of an asset to have in any team

Such a guardian of the omnisiah's blessed machines must be pure!

I figure he has some sort of resistance because of the gear he was carrying. But the latent psychic thing makes sense. His rage ability. It sounds like some of the documented powers. It's also biomancy, cause it heals him. He doesn't get corrupted because he practices it so much during the game.

My personal head-canon regarding this matter has always been the following: It was Inquisitor Drogan who first stated that exposure to the device was so dangerous, but due to the fact that he had already been possessed by a daemon by the time Titus met him, his word on the matter cannot be trusted. Drogan’s “surprise” at Titus being able to “withstand” exposure was simply an act, one meant to sow the seeds of suspicion amongst the Ultramarines who were present. As the daemon possessing Drogon was a servant of Nemeroth, than it stands to reason that it informed its master of what it had done since taking control of Drogan, including the fact it had begun to sow doubts amongst the Astartes. We never see anyone else who is not already uncorrupted handling the device. In reality, it’s no where near as corrupting as Drogan makes it out to be, therefore almost anyone could handle being exposed. That fact, combined with Titus’s loyalty and devotion to serving the Emperor made him impossible to be effected. Also, can I just say that it was pretty dumb of Leandros to continue to trust the word of Inquisitor Drogan once they learned his was a puppet of Chaos? That’s literally trusting the word of your enemy about the trustworthiness of your superior officer. Even if my theory above is not true, it’s still a mark against Leandros’s level of intelligence.

I favour the Armour of Contempt explanation - absolute, righteous hatred of Chaos is sufficient to protect the soul, providing your hate is strong enough.

I had a little kitten I named Titus after the game came out. I miss him. He lives in a nice farm lot house now. But we used to "wrestle" play all the time id let him bite the hell out of me for tummy tickles. Titus is a pure cat marine and I am the cat emperor to prove it!

AND THEY SHALL KNOW NO FEAR!

The more I am getting into Warhammer, the more your channel is becoming one of my favorites, thank you for all of the amazing and well presented content - well done!

The theory of Titus being a latent psyker opens up some interesting observations. In following this theory, the “rage” meter that you use in game, which many point to as a sign of Khornate corruption, could possibly be construed as Titus passively using Biomancy to enhance his battlefield prowess.

One of the best Ultramarines - on the tier level of Agemman, Gage, Ventris, Thiel, and Auguston. It's a crime that we'll never get a sequel for Space Marine.

Since we now have a Space Marine theory can we get a Battlefleet Gothic theory on Admiral Spire?

Just played through the game for the first time in a few years today, and now you make a video about it. Happy coincidence!

"Excuse me, but you must mean that it is one of the greatest deeds the Chapter has ever accomplished! And it was thanks to I, Cato Sicarius, because that is what it is! And I, Cato Sicarius, was thinking that it was the most righteous time to remind you that I, Cato Sicarius, to be your rightful heir as the new Chapter Master."

Honest opinion, I think Titus is a nascent Imperial Saint and taking the same route to sainthood that Nathaniel Garro did.

When the game was finished, I immediately thought of, and really liked, the idea that he was actually a latent psyker. Somehow making it through testing for such a thing by the Chapter's Librarians would have been unlikely but not impossible. I envisioned it as some passive skill that assisted him without him being aware, increasing his combat prowess and situational instincts, which led to his exemplary performance and him rising through the ranks. Although, this likely meant that those Black Templars assisting the Inquisitor at the end killed him.

Easy retcon: He was the 2nd Company Captain before Sicarius. After Gaia he was put on trial before Marneus Calgar and the Inquisition. No taint is found, but he did go against the tenants of the Codex Astartes - as I imagine Calgar would put it - "Once too often". His unique purity, resilience, abilities and mindset, however, makes him perfect for the elite armed force of the Imperium for unique astartes - the Deathwatch Que the Space Marine sequel: WARHAMMER 40K: DEATHWATCH ASTARTES

Oh man.. Angels of death soundtrack... Perfect and fitting...

I like the explanation that he was previously touched by chaos and resisted it. He was tainted but that gave him the insight to resist further corruption

I think during that first psyker assault he was affected similar to being infected the cold. After the "infection" he got, he became inoculated to the certain effects of the warp.

There is another option that might be a bit different as well. We know that Faith can do a lot, such as the entire thing with the Sisters of Battle being largely uncorruptable without extraordinary means, there have been hints of this also applying to other Imperials with the origins of various Imperial Saints. His faith and determination might hint towards his faith being a shield there. Basically, the Emperor Protects having a tangible effect concerning him. The thing with Numeroth returning to the Warp in the end seems to have simply been incomplete knowledge on things, your example of the other interrupted apotheosis did involve Ultramarines, and Titus is a higher ranking member, so having some basic knowledge of the situation fits, but even there you wouldn't have everything. Also, the guy being in terminator armor with everything else would make him a tough nut to crack for someone in standard power armor, so it would make sense for him to have gone through everything he'd learned for the best chance to actually take the sorcerer down. Of course, other things might be that he simply had more of a psychic resistance than normal...or enough talent to learn the protections and not much else. Hell, it would fit his take on tactics in the game for him to have approached the chapter librarians to be taught how to resist warp based energies in the past and simply have considered it a relatively normal thing regarding mental discipline...or even had seen powers cause bad things in the past and took it upon himself to prepare for running into more.

Great Marine, too good for the Smurfs, should have been a Salamander. Make him a Grey Knight or something, I'd love to see a sequel with him like that. Yes, I know that's not how Grey Knights are made.

When I played SM for the first time, I was just starting to get into W40K, and because of titus I genuinely tought that the Ultramarines were the most awesome and best of the bunch and that everyone agreed upon this, until I said this in a facebook page and discovered the hard truth

A less likely alternate theory: Titus managed to archive the full potential of what Gulliman's gene-seed could provide him. Guilliman has shown that in extremis he either can manifest powers like the Emperor as seen in the novel Godblight or is capable of channeling the Emperor. Consider how the Primarchs would have been ultimate pure examples and derivatives of the Emperor, being 20 shining beacons of him that got corrupted by the Warp. Many had abilities that were supernatural yet were not obviously pyscher-like or displayed the abilities of a psyker. Superior regeneration, unusual resilience, invisibility of one kind of another, ability to calm the Warp, etc. What if Guilliman did not discover his own abilities simply because he did not believe he have any (and ironically somewhat protect him from exposure to the Warp simply because he refused to believe it). Guilliman has shown unnatural resistance to the Warp, which was chalked off to him just being a primarch but what if it is more than that? What if Titus is tapping into the same ability? First when he confronted that Chaos sorcerer and later on, without thinking about it?

I'm actually playing the Space Marine game I found on Steam the other week and you get to play Titus. Watching the first part of this video made me laugh because it basically told the plot of the game. heh.

I was rarely so happy as when I played this game for the 1st time....it saddens me to no end it never got a sequel.

Titus is the man. Simple enough. I enjoy the Titus vids you put out. I read, a while ago, that Titus's game was supposed to be a trilogy, ending with him becoming a chapter commander of his own space marine legion. How does that effect the theories, if that was the desired direction for him?

Titus is PURE! The Inquisition simply assumes no one post-heresy has enough fortitude to withstand warp energy unaided.

He's an Ultra-Toilet Second Captain, which means that he has plot armor probably comparable to Cato Sicarius' and is the "Pinnacle" of Space Marines. I like to think that it was a "Just as planned" moment though.

I think Titus is just pure of heart like Castellan Crowe. Who is able to wield a demon weapon for hundreds of years and not a ounce of corruption or temptation.

For the part of nemeroth, i think i have an explanation of why Titus suggested to let it start transforming and then attacking: Experience. Titus already fought with another chaos sorcerer, but it could be that said sorcerer was already transforming, Titus saw the chance and realised that he is weaker while transforming. He tought that may work in nemeroths case too, but sadly, while he indeed stop the invasion, he failed to kill him, realising that this strategy is a real hit or miss. This might also explain the slighty connection to the warp. But that would be strange, the chapthers librarians would have found that out quickly thou

Great video 40k Theories.

I really like the idea of Titus having a pure soul, fortified not necessarily by special training but by willpower. Or possibly the Emperor, because Lord Bloodraven's suggestion that he is is indeed the coolest. _"You, warrior, bear my protection. Go forth and deliver righteous wrath, in my name!"_ (yes, I know the Emperor doesnt exactly send out messages except in TTS. I just like to imagine that's what the Emperor thinks).

Titus' Faith in the Emperor is more then enough to shield him from the taint of Chaos.

Oh this is great ! Hope to hear things about this guy again.

Is there a possibility that Titus is like TTS Fyodor, a shard of the emperor if you will?

Towards the end of the game it becomes apparent that Titus is filled with a rage that has been kept in check through his force of will and his structured life in the Chapter. The second game, where those checks wouldn't have been in place, should have featured a 'berserk' Titus. His recovery from that state would have been the plot of the third game. Combined this with his resistance to sorcery and the 'recover health from killing enemies' gameplay feature and it starts to sound an awful lot like Titus had been unwittingly 'blessed' by forces aligned with Khorne, possibly by Daemon that had a score to settle with a certain sorcerer.

I saw somewhere that the space marine game was going to have a second and third to try and fill out titus's actions and more. but the other two games never came to pass.

Its so sad that they never made a sequel. Titus is such a great character. I would like to think that he's a latent psyker. It would explain his resistance to the warp, add more to his story, and also add new gameplay options if they ever decide to make a sequel.

I prefer to believe that Titus's faith in the Emperor is what protected him. After all, Titus is the only one able to enter a martial trance. So, in a sense, I also agree that it's likely he's a latent psyker but his faith and willpower was all he needed to resist corruption. In my own dumb head canon, we all helped Titus resist corruption with OUR faith in the Emperor.

If I remember right there was an interview with the developers where they said he would of gone renegade, likely on the run from the inquisition due to their bias. Unable to return to the ultramarines due to this. Also I wanted to see more of what would of happened to Leandros because without question he would of become a pariah of the chapter, never looked to and always shunned. The marine who was known as the one who handed a fellow marine over to the inquisition instead of letting the chapter deal with it back home. It might of been interesting if Leandros was seen later in the story having left the ultramarines due to this and in turn had fallen to chaos himself.

Well, if capitan Titus was really a latent psyker, that would also expain what Nemeroth meant when said that "Ony deep connection to the Warp can explain this". Maybe he didnt meant that Titus was corrupted at some point but that Titus had psychic potential.

Latent psyker would make sense given his abilities in his Fury mode (slow time, regen, etc...).

I've always liked the theory that he was protected by Khorne. The mechanics where you can perform brutal kills to heal or go into a berserker frenzy fed that theory. I guess we'll (probably) never know for sure though. I liked the idea that Leandros, the guy we all hated and assumed was wrong and felt that he turned on his captain, may have in fact been right in a way.

Titus wasn't the sole survivor of the events of Space Marine, Leandros survived as well. He snitcted and was responsible for Titus' arrest by the Inquisition.

I think it was combination of his will and faith in himself and what his chapter stands for, and the Emperor of course, combined with being a latent Psyker, perhaps an ability that got woken up when he got in the fight with the chaos spell caster dude earlier in his career. To me, the idea that he's what a Space Marine should aspire to be makes sense when you consider the meeting between Uriel Ventris and Guilliman. Uriel Ventris also treated the Codex flexibly like Titus, and he got in serious trouble for it. But when he met Guilliman and the subject of his repuation came up, Guilliman told him that rules that are never broken lose their meaning, and become barriers to you instead of protection. I'm sure he'd say the same to Titus, seems to me Titus was just an great example of a Space Marine. As for Titus maybe helping a demon ascend, it could just have been a mistake or error in judgement. Guilliman told Ventris that even Primarchs can be mistaken, so for sure a Space Marine can, without being corrupted.

Have you considered making a video about Aeonid Thiel at some point?

The armour of contempt, commisar Ibram Gaunt recommends telling the corrupting powers of Chaos to shove it

Isn't it established that "blanks" don't so much nulify warp powers as supposed to weaken them. Though for a majority of psykers a ordinary blank is enough, for a particular powerful psyker may just be weakened by the blank. This explains why Titus was the only to survive.