The Imperium in a nutshell. "We'll neglect you until you try and not pay us our extortion money. Then we'll have to make an example of you."

Huron: "i don't care who the imperium says. i'm not paying my taxes"

At least they're keeping up the Emperor's way of ruling alive: "Ignore it until something happens!"

Laying in bed, can't sleep. This solid content comes in at such a perfect time right now.

Somehow after being in this hobby for over a year this is the first time I've heard anything about Badab beyond the name. But if this is where the lore for the Lamentors comes from i guess I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the discussion!

Badab War is always great. Got some solid gym sessions in while listening to Arch's massive series on it. You've got heroes (few), villains (most people), space marines of chapters thst people like at each other's throats, orks, the Unhallowed Heart... The Carcharadons broke a planet. The Ad Mech threw part of a star. The Minotaurs wrecked everyone they met. The Inquisition did insane treachery. The High Lords of Terra were their standard corrupt selves. And Huron went on a Darth Vader arc without the final redemption. Something for everyone.

Out of all the chapters from the Badab War I still think the Executioners are My favorite. This part of the lore will always be top tier and number 1 for me. It’s absolutely amazing and gut wrenching. I hope one day they will do a novel book series on it.

The Imperium is awful to live in, but it’s also humanity’s best chance for survival in the grim darkness of the 41st millennium

Huron did nothing wrong. He repeatedly called for help, not just from the wider Imperium, but nearby chapters; only to be told NO at every turn. It's no wonder he stopped paying his tithe and stopped submitting his geneseed for purity checks, then finally out of desperation than anything else, turned to piracy and becoming renegades (although becoming a full on Chaos chapter, was a dumb decision on GDubbs part and should be disregarded!). Edited.

This is going to be a hot take, but the Badab war is what the Horus heresy should have been in terms of narrative & character development.

I just tuned in and am excited because lamenters will be mentioned. I hope... and it took 72 seconds to mention them. Yes, I like it. I absolutely love the Sisyphus Mugged analogy for how Wardens were treated. It was so funny, sad and frustrating that one just can't not mention how great it was. Technicality: it is not a matter of being an antithesis of Heroes Journey, but one the main actual ways it manifests. Huron was forced out of his "home" by the charge of guarding Maeltrom sector, he is plunged into the otherworld of fending off pirates understaffed and imperial bureoaucracy which transforms him, ultimately he returns to his home armed with that new him to bring the change to "home". Which he did, just not in a positive way. Fall is one of the character arcs after all. An example from fiction like that would be Vader from Star Wars. Or, to fit more with how Huron is seen here, Walter White from Breaking Bad. The Monomyth is intentionally designed as a term to be broad enough that it can contain pretty much every story. Ultimately the point is excellently made and builds on your previous works. There is a sense of utter helplessness in the story, that the story perfectly exemplifies the Grimness and darkness of the setting. Well done!

Such a great narrative point in old hammer now it's just barely a thing.

Very interesting, absolutely unclear :D Dunno nothing about this piece of lore, so yeah. Some preamble would be lovely. Went to see if there are any books on Badab war and apparently you can read about it in Imperial Armour volumes 9 and 10. And its like 2.5k us dorra on amazon. yeah, no. I guess I'll look for some lore vids instead :D

Awesome video!

1:44 40k and how the Administratum is depicted as incompetent bureaucrats (along with how the military leaders in John Steakleys Armor also are incompetent) have helped me cope with working in retail and the annoyed “I expect fuckery and corruption” means I’m never surprised. I know I’m alone and have nobody else, I do what I can for 10 hours, try to do the right and best thing, and go home.

Hail Huron! Badab will rise again!

Thank you!

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What books are based on the babab war ? Anyone know , I don’t hear him mention it .?

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The Badab War will always be peak Warhammer because the Star Phantoms are in it 😜💀⌛💀

Love you work guys, but i think this kind of specific video needs some introduction to the lore youre talking about.

As an American, I don't like the Badab War because I view it as a thinly veiled analogy for the Revolutionary War where the British win. I do think it would've made for a more realistic feeling setting for 40k, however.