The HORRIFYING REALITY of DREADNOUGHTS #warhammer #warhammer40k #lore #explained

Standing three times the height of a man, these towering war machines bear powerful weapons and are as lethal at range as in close assault. A Space Marine chapter's Dreadnoughts are treasured relics in the Warhammer 40k setting, only awoken in great need. Encased inside every Dreadnought lies a mighty Space Marine hero, who has suffered grievous wounds in battle, saved only by his internment. Venerable Dreadnoughts bring their wisdom to the Chapter in times of peace, and immense battlefield experience in times of war. *If your artwork is featured in one of my videos and you would like an art credit added to the description, please email me using the link in my bio.

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[Skelli]

The dreadnought is the embodiement of the "I'm tired, boss" meme

[DeadBattleBrother]

Traitor: "Being put in a Dreadnought is a curse"

Loyalist: "FCK YEAH! SERVE THE EMPEROR! AGAIN!"

[reeseraymond]

Dawg died and had to come back to work

[DuranB]

I think the coolest aspect of a dreadnaught is the fact that each one is a living library of their chapters history and have vast amounts of knowledge on warfare and tactics.

"Brother dreadnaught do you know how our chapter won this battle 3000 years ago?"

"Why yes brother.. I was there. We won by luring the enemy in close and ambushing with flamers" etc so cool

[Fearoq]

Dreadnoughts: Curse to serve beyond death. And slowly succumb to dementia and death.

Named Dreadnoughts: Let GO!!!! Aint got time to die.

[XBloodyBaneX]

Dreadnoughts: (alive for millennia, asleep for most of it) I'm going insane!
Dante: (2000+ yrs old, likely never slept at all) I want to die but Sanguinius won't let me.

[spaghettimkay]

I have no mouth and I must scream...

I do have a multi-melta though 😊

[Fairwhite]

Meanwhile, somewhere in the fortress monastery of the space wolves: *TWINS THEY WERE!!!*

[juyver]

I’m surprised a game where you play as a dreadnought hasn’t been made, like it would be a big hit I would think especially given how customizable the dreadnoughts could be and how deep and rich the story can be of a veteran Astartes gravely wounded and put into one of these machines so that he could continue serving the emperor and as you progress through the game it kinda like goes through the ages playing that same dreadnought fighting in different theaters of war facing many horrors as the player watches this space marine he has spent so much time with begins to slowly lose his sanity.

[zacfrana]

And then theres Bjorn whos still chugging Mjod after 10, 000 years.

[gavinziozios]

And then you have redemptors, which just chew through hosts like batteries

[Oerades]

"Rest brother... Not enough left of me to save a second time..."
- Ignis

[phnexOice]

While it’s not really expanded upon in lore, I wonder if with some chapters after a Dreadnaught has shown that it’s beyond use (serious dementia) if they just give it one last glorious mission and basically throw it into a suicide mission in order to give them a glorious death?

[CrniWuk]

It can be quite difficult to work with eldery people having dementia. They display anxiety, can get depressed even agressive.
Now imagine that person with bolter guns, laser weapons and all sorts of rocket and grenade lunchers and several tons of moving armor.

[glaciersilt]

The Imperium has long forgotten the HUMAN part of the human-weapon

[Duke_of_Salt]

Yes, please turn me into an angry fridge with guns when I get bodied. That’s all I want.

[johnstockley]

Which is part of what made Rylanor such a chad.

[DPL]

Bjorn the Fell-handed would like a word. He even acknowledged the beauty of a fenrisian female inquisitor.

[dhuh]

One of my favorite moments was when the World Eaters had to wake up their Dreadnoughts mid-Heresy, and the Dreads had *no clue* anything had happened.

So they just flash-exposed everything to them with thumbdrives, and the Dreadies just, sigh, and get to work.

[CoachJEFF_CG]

“And they shall know no fear. But loneliness and despair? Yeah, we’ll leave ‘em with that.”