20 Amazing Details In Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2

The world of Space Marine 2 is absolutely packed with details, Easter eggs, secrets, and references to the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

In this video we take a deep dive into Space Marine 2, exploring some of the game's hidden lore.

From the Cadian purple eyes, the Deathwatch, Titus' Chainsword, the age of Primaris Marines, to the markings on Astra Militarum tanks, and so much more.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:32 Titus' Chainsword
01:04 Deathwatch Pauldron
01:57 Cadian Purple Eyes
02:20 Tank Markings
03:04 Marksman's Honour
03:37 Chainsword Exhausts & Power Packs
04:06 Tyranid Bio Weapons
04:34 Helmet Voices
04:56 Codex is a Guide
05:37 A Clean Space Marine
05:56 Aiming With a Boltgun
06:17 Sign of the Aquila
07:15 Salamanders Would Be Proud
07:57 Mark III Armour
08:47 Mechanicus Secrets
09:32 Tzeentch's Dark Tongue
10:13 Eyes of a Traitor
10:56 Chairon is 10,000 Years Old
12:42 Dawn of War Guest Appearance
13:17 A Scottish Icon

[IrregularDave]

I had a lot of fun picking apart the world and characters of Space Marine 2! There are some really cool details, secrets and lore connections scattered across the game.

There are still lots of details hidden away in Space Marine 2, but if you've found any then leave them in the comments and maybe we can do a part 2 sharing more cool stuff!

For the Emperor!

[Jared-gxdp]

Being able to save the cadians is one of my favorite details, theres even special dialogue in some areas if you do

[eugiboy]

One cool detail is the difference between executing Thousand Suns Rubric Marines/Rubric Terminators versus Thousand Suns Sorcerers. Because the Rubric of Ahriman turned non-magic users into dust, there is no blood/body when you're executing the normal Rubric Marines/Terminators. However, when executing sorcerers, there is blood since they kept their physical bodies.

[huntclanhunt]

Small caveat: This game takes place years after Cadia was destroyed, so the regiment at this point includes non-native Cadians from various worlds colonized by survivors.

These replacements often do not have the purple eyes (some do get them from their parents though).

In the late game, the non-purple eyed Cadians are the ones falling into trances because they don't have the resistance developed from being near the Eye of Terror.

[xLarssonx]

The army that Archeron adresses before going to fight the Thousand Sons in the Battle Barge is calculates to around 1930 points if you were to put them on the tabletop. Put a character in there (archeron) you get to 2000 points which is the most common point size to play the tabletop on :)

[potatomasherr]

Chairon being a literal Second Borne is wild, in statis/transformation for 10 millennium - and him being older and younger than Titus is hilarious

[krishdj]

I’ve just reached much later on in the campaign. Your armour shows signs of damage with bullet holes, chips and scrapes everywhere rather than looking brand new

[Indoor_Carrot]

During the orbital drop scene, you can see bodies floating in space from the frigate that broke open.

Also if you hit multiple objects, you get an achievement "my FACE is my shield".

[itsjustme]

The screen at 9:22 says 'We've been trying to reach you about your Battle Barge's extended warranty'.
You're welcome! 🙂

[pargaras]

The first achievement in the game "The Die Is Cast" is a reference to Julius Ceaser crossing the Rubicon much like Titus did

[Narlithstern]

one that i thought would be in this video is the statue of sanguinius at the temple, it's a cool nod to his actual 30k resin miniature

[sirmattington]

I just gotta say the part where you rally around the banner, is one of the best moments in gaming i've witnessed, even better than the ending of Halo Reach, I was so hyped when that happened, I just wished the game was longer because its so good!

[francishwlee]

I loved that the Rubric Marines are filled with pixie dust, which is an interesting take on the established lore that doesn't say anything about the dust being sparkly. To me this adds a bit of goofyness to what would otherwise be a very dark detail about the 1kS.

[KiwiTheIguana]

I love how the models for all of the cultists are based on the old monopose cultist models, the same ones that the cultists from Boltgun are modeled after. As someone who very recently finished painting up two squads of them from the Dark Vengeance starter box that I got in high school, these cultist models definitely have a vibe I enjoy more than the current ones, though they are serviceable too.

[migg]

When rescuing Leuze, the tomb he is in has a massive statue of Sanguinius on the roof, and the statue is based on his miniature from Forgeworld.

[mrsqu]

I do love the detail of Chairon being from Calth. Adds a bit of “Hey, remember Horus?”

[russy]

One detail that caught me off guard was while playing co-op as Gadriel, the part where Imurah messes with the minds of Titus and his squad, you get a whole separate dialog from Imurah as compared to when playing as Titus. And when Titus is speaking to himself, you don't hear the voices that Imurah speaks to Titus when you play as Gadriel or Chiron. I was really mindblown by this little attention to detail, now I have to try playing as Chiron to see what Imurah has to say to him haha!

[AlexGrom]

I might be wrong but loading screen inside Thunderhawk to me is a tribute to XCOM: Enemy Unkown and XCOM 2. You have your squad inside and then in the middle there is a briefing about the mission

[joeschmoe]

The Chairon bit threw me off when he said it, but you elaborating and reminding me about the Primaris was good and makes him a bit cooler for that.

I am surprised you didn’t mention the Necrons at all as Titus and the game really tease you about them. I was hoping they would be revealed as the “plot twist” because I really didn’t care for Imurah and the convoluted Thousand Sons plot. Would’ve been nice to finish him off only to awaken the Necrons and fight them. Alas, didn’t happen

[sutnack]

I can't wait to see where this games goes and the amount of content they add, its gonna truly be legendary for the emperor to watch us thrive in his name.