Are The Blood Angels Really VAMPIRES? | Warhammer 40K Lore

When I first got into warhammer, I wasn't super deep into the lore. For years the blood angels to me and my friends were simply " the red ones" there was nothing on the surface to indicate that these space marines were actually vampires! I decide to go down the rabbit hole and find as many vampire traits as I could amongst all of their chapters, as there's a lot more to being a vampire than just drinking blood!

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time stamps
0:00 Intro
1:24 Sponsored segment
3:11 Hunger For Blood/ Red Thirst
14:03 Eternal Life. The Revenant Legion
16:40 Different Types of Vampires
21:01 Sleeping in Coffins
24:03 The True Nature of The Blood Angels.
30:31 Closing

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[Paloc]

There are actually references to Blood Angels turning into feral animals and starting to change physically as well. They have a place called the Tower of the Lost which they keep people who've lost themselves to the Rage or Thirst. In the Devastation of Baal they unleash then and they have clawed hands, and elongated arms. They read almost like a Varskyr or Varghul in AoS.

[laughingmask]

Hearing how Gabriel Seth responded to the atrocities of the Knights of Blood Chapter Master has earned my respect for the Flesh Tearers.
Maybe they're callous but they're callous in spite of their efforts, not because of a lack of effort.

[ilajoie]

For the immortality part of the vampire trope you could have used Mephiston or Raphen, the only two Blood Angels to have returned after being consumed by the Black Rage.

[ilikebinky]

Back in 40k 2nd edition, GW pretty much confirmed a link between vampires and Blood Angels by giving Mephiston the exact same statline as a Vampire Lord from Warhammer Fantasy.

[oliverallen]

The Blood Angels were the first chapter who's books I read. As Sanguinius affirms, it is the quest to restrain, rather than to deny, our more carnal natures that brings us any semblance of peace and understanding about ourselves and the role we play in it. Sanguinius and Angron didn't spend much time together, but they could have learned a great deal from each other, both stricken with a deep seated need for combat.

[ToniFarious]

"In this sense, we are like the Remembrancer. The more we read, the more we discover, the more that mask eventually falls away. And once it does, we're left staring directly into the eyes of a monster." Bro that line was so raw omg great stuff wes

[ilyana]

I was shocked to find that the Sanguinius Primarch novel was a horror story. I was honestly spooked by what happened in it. The creeping horror and the exploration of darkness was chilling to me

[sombodythatyouusedtoknow]

Today 2 blood ravens came and stole the air inside my lungs because "our primarch's cousin's uncle's second roomate farted on it 200 years ago so it is a relic" they also stole my wallet and left kidney

[pokemon]

Over the past several months, I've really gotten back into 40k after several years away. I'm fully immersing myself this time. Reading the books, playing the games, diving into the lore. That's how I stumbled across your channel. I'm very glad for it! You produce my favorite 40k lore videos, and some of my favorite lore videos in general. Thanks for all you do! Hope next year is great for you.

[miguelperez]

If you look at the graphic novel blood quest you see the physical transformation somone can undergo if they loose themselvs deeply enoug to the red thirst . They are also featured in the devastation of Baal when they are set loose from the tower of the lost and they have become strong enough to rip apart Carnifex with bear hands and no power armor. They legit look like the bat monsters from cursed city

[JoacinoDaGona]

The Roboutian Heresy took the vampire aspect and ran with it all the way from Terra to the Eye of Terror and into the arms of Slaanesh.
Interestingly enough, in that continuity, Khorne was also a contender for being the Blood Angel's patron, considering the blood spilling and berserker rage associated with the death company.

[chrischow]

Seth is the embodiment of the quote
"May the blood on your sword never dry, and may we never need you again." A necessary evil.

[f...yafeelins]

About 24 years ago my little brother went in a hobby shop to buy some Pokemon cards, in the back of the store these guys were playing this huge board game so my brother went to check it out, long story short he didn't get any Pokemon cards that day, instead he came home with a codex for the blood angels and a white dwarf magazine. Only problem was he couldn't read good at all so he had me read it to him, which in turn got my interest. My brother literally learned how to read because 40k was so interesting. This was when the Tau weren't even a thing yet btw. Nobody we knew played Warhammer except those old nerds at the comics and cards shop so I started playing with my brother. About 2 years later I bought the Tau box set, u remember that box set? 😊 Their first box set was awesome and now all these years later my brothers room at his house looks just like a games workshop 💯 complete with glass display cases and literally hundreds and hundreds of models, every codex imaginable, terrain pieces that haven't been available for years, plastic crack still in the boxes from floor to ceiling 💯 enough dice to gravel a driveway with and possibly the largest collection of painted miniatures in the country. Oh and he can paint like the mfs who paint the mini's you see in the codex's not even kidding 💯 All because he just happened to see those guys in the back of that store it redirected our entire lives and kept him and me out of God knows how much trouble. Way back in 3rd edition when NOBODY else knew about the hobby and now look how far it's came 😁

[streetroach]

I was already a huge fan of the blood angels, but this video made me realize just how deep and interesting the legion’s story is. I personally love the idea that even Sanguinius himself a was cursed, and the chapter we know in the 41st millennium is still holding on to his legacy, trying to deal with the red thirst while searching for a cure. There is nothing nobler than trying to resist your own wicked nature, the blood angels are proof of that

[Prattical]

This was a great job. I love how this video was not "The History of the Blood Angels in 40K". You did an incredible job getting to the heart of them while telling a story. Awesome video.

[streetsurfer]

I loved seeing the Henry Cavill fanfic picture. He would be an awesome blood angel or any primarch. Possibly even the emperor himself

[batdude]

My brother told me about your channel 2 days ago and Ive been binging ever since.

I love the videos. You have no gate keeping or elitism in them and your passion really comes through as you speak. It's really easy for a newbie to pick up.

Cheers, I have learnt so much about the lore in this short time.

[britishlad]

Imperial citizen. Please report yourself to the closest inquisitor and embrace the emperor’s mercy

Edit: thanks for 500 likes 🎉

[TheKJFI]

Okay so it's kind of crazy I actually trust you for all my 40K lore and I wanted to know more about the blood angels so I looked up blood angels WesHammer and the timing is so perfect

[TheDark]

"Space Vampires", is how the Blood Angels were originally introduced to me. It's what got me into the tabletop in the first place. Reading more about their lore I quickly fell in love with the chapter, and it's why my first army was Blood Angels.