Astra Militarum / The Imperial Guard Lore

Astra Militarum / Imperial Guard Lore introduction to the faction.
Dramatic introduction to the Lore of the Imperial Guard to be added to by my other works.

[Mr.Mosquito]

"Would your praise a gun for firing? Would you thank a missile for landing on target? Nay!"

The Techpriest would like some binaric cant with you, Baldemort.

[bluebuda]

Dude you're the only person who gives me the chills down my spine

[RogornDal]

Fantastic video! I love the Astartes, but the courage the guard shows is truly inspiring. They are not wrapped up in layers of ceramite and adamantium like the Astartes are, yet they still take on any size of force no matter the ferocity or brutality.

[mstuckey]

Best part for me was ‘True human courage is not the absence of fear, it is its mastery....’ Love it, while it is fiction it tells me that to be afraid is not to be weak but to be human. Thank you Baldermort, whether you found that somewhere or made it yourself, I love it!

[iatebambismom]

I've recently found your channel, good sir, and can say without reservation it is my favourite channel for any 40k content. Keep it up, I look forward to seeing your channel grow and your skills improve. Thank you for brightening this dark time of endless war!

[alpha_verun]

Baldermort your voice work on these videos are just majestically spot on. Like listening to a teacher or speaker from the ministorum giving knowledge to a group of students.

[ourcommonancestry]

Love that Commissar fear speach, that's the kind of crazy talk that makes any Soldier finish off their beer, pick up their entrenching tool, and go all Celt wargod on whoever they are pointed at.

[RD-.M]

You must be a Commissar graduate of the Schola Progenium. Your words inspire more than a bolt pistol ever would. Thanks for the video.

[Ste]

I understand, its just im a huge fan and never have had a reply before. Your work is sublime and i always feel...good if not full of ideas and dreams. Thankyou for your dedication to our beautiful hobby

[kaydars]

Let us shout it with feeling, and meaning:
"FOR THE EMPEROR!!!"

[davebowman]

Beautiful speech! Totally worthy of the Eclisiarchy!

To augment the hype and to quote:

"For ten thousand years, the hearts of men have beaten, strongly, in defiance of your so called "powers". For ten thousand years, the hearts of men have stood united against a galaxy that despises them for no reason save that they had the audacity not to lay down and die. For then thousand years, your black crusades have been pushed back, beaten down and made a mockery of, by weak sacks of flesh with cheap weapons and disposable equipment."

"For that weak sack of flesh that you so gleefully mock is no super soldier, no immortal warrior, no creature cursed by chaos...He is a man, an imperial guardsmen drawn from some forgotten corner of the Imperium to fight for his species and for the safety of the people he loves. He is a factory worker, a farmer, a storekeeper, a father, a brother, a son, a mere man. And against creatures like you, teeming and numberless, powered by the very will of thirsting gods- He holds the line. He has held the line for Ten Thousand Years."

[gustadood]

Baldermort: "Do you thank a missile for landing on target?"
Me (a disgruntled Martian tech adept): Of course! Dulce et decorum est pro machina laudi!
Baldermort: "No...for it it a tool."
Me: *binharic gasp of horror.

[ibomidablehonky]

i have no word to describe how great this channel is. You honor the guard

[georgesulea]

Well Done and Well Said...Fear brings clarity and truth.

[markmueller-rougier]

Thank you for doing these. I have played and followed 40K since 1992. My main army has always been the guard. I went with them cause they felt the closest thing to real to me. The idea of these normal folks fighting the same battles that Space Marines do, always amazed me. but in all that time I never heard anybody put it into words so simply and powerfully as you did. Space Marines cannot be brave because they cannot know fear. But the Guard, my guardsmen will stand against the horrors of the Galaxy. Spine stiff and feet planted, their pride soaring, as they hear a Commissar Bello the words, "Stand, and die like a Guardsman!" Something no Space Marine will ever be able to do.

Edit to fix mistakes, and the evils of autocorrect.

[georgestauber]

This is easily the best video I have ever seen on the Imperial Guard. Truly inspiring.

[jeffhambrick]

You have an amazing way to tell the stories about all this stuff and I think it's so freaking cool it's very impressive I love the blood Angels the best loving your story about him holding the line

[feralprocessor]

Victory through sheer numbers and firepower!

[collindee]

4:00 im pretty sure the mechanicus’s entire religion is based around thanking machinces

[dbayles]

Baldermort, I found your videos during Grandpa Nurgles enforces holiday. I think iv watched the lot since then. I look forward with bated breath to a Elysian or Harakoni drop troopers video. I think you could paint a incredible word picture for it. Keep up the good work brother