The Last Krieger (Warhammer 40K Animation)

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Narrator: Tom O'Bedlam
Music: Rameses B - Lonely Souls
Inspiration: Illneas
All art and animations is by me

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The fact he comes back but can't find them hurts me the most.

Madjack
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Ironically, the Death Korps have a unique religion. They would not mourn their dead. They would salute them, for the virtue of service fulfilled. He who dies for the Emperor, lives forever at His side. Lads, it looks like the ammo ran out. They're coming. It has been my genuine honor to lead you these many years! Fix your bayonets, and wait for the word! I shall see you all before the Golden Throne. Let's not keep Him waiting eh? (whistle)

ARCA
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What I find so beautiful about this, is that their graves don't remain in a blasted wasteland. Life recovers and seeing how long it takes for something as resilient as a Lasgun to rot away, the place enjoys a lasting peace.
The death of these Kriegers meant something, their lives were not spent in vain.

draochvar
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No glory. Only death.
No defeat. Only victory.
No cowardice. Only courage.
No names. Only soldiers.
No Remembrance. Only to be forgotten.

Awfulfeature
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The Kriegsman comes to honor his fallen brothers and sisters, but finds that the place where their graves once stood to be barren, the flowers that surround their graves covering and hiding the helmets. Making it seem like they were never there.

autoprivate
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What hits the hardest is that in-universe, those graves may have been marked but as soon as the area is secured those rifles and helmets will be given to new or current soldiers, so that the pattern can repeat again

hammer
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"Alone, a guardsman can do nothing. But a Guardsman is never alone."

randominternetguy
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My brothers we may be forgotten but our victory wont so don't stop pushing forward

jordonhendrickson
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I’m sure they’d want nothing else. The Krieger’s philosophy is self destructive and to them being “forgiven” for the crimes of their people is to be forgotten.
That’s the true tragedy of Krieg, and why I will not weep for them… only pity them.

fumarc
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In the 42nd millenium, much has happened, after the incredible actions of an imperial loyalist group that managed to bring back the broken and scattered souls of the god emperor to its body on Earth , much of the events at the galaxy at large became a blur, the war was no more a losing battle but an ever grander reconquest of all lost sectors and with the eye of terror finally shut and the final tyranide invasion stopped by an impromptu alliance between the Imperium of Mankind and the Silent King.

Much of the Imperial worlds we're at last, in peace.
One such planets was Krieg, a planet once known for producing millions of soldiers a month was now going a phase of regrowth with the vegetation and liberated animals free of their genetical modifications roaming the land.

After the last battle for erasure of the eye of terror, a titanical battle between thousands of demonic prince and the god emperor and its Custodes, 100% of all Krieg personnel were sent to fight in the name of the emperor.

In the aftermath of the battle, the God Emperor himself seeing the ever loyal Kriegsman action with a fervor that could rival even his own close guard.

Would officially pardon all of Krieg for their ancestors crimes.
But such an event reduced Kriegs forces to a barely 5 person strong unit, marking them as the last Kriegsman.

By their choice, no more soldiers would be produced, no more of Krieg would be used for war, no more death would come.

Bringing us now to the last Krieg, Keled R83940E84BT7 would approach the grave of his comrad and friend, lost during the finishing hours of the war against the tyranids.

Their death brought them full military honor with a parade and all that comes with it, but such a thing felt hollow to Keled. still having a part of his soul stuck to this era of his life that made him into a war machine.

So with nothing to do of his time, he would make 4 'final posts' for his comrad. in the true tradition of all dead kriegsman.

Now hundreds of years old, way older than any guardsman that ever breathed inside and outside of Krieg, Keled couldnt stop himself to check one last time on the resting place of his comrad.

ouennichenassim
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To be forgotten is forgiveness

Rest in peace redeemed warriors

dragonheart
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It is said that if the Emperor were to ever walk among his subjects once more, he could crush the fighting spirit, madness and the very will of the kriegsmen with but three words……

“I forgive you”

zeedoctor
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Remember the comrades who fought with you, sacrifice for you because they will not forget you

AlsatorNg
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_"I cant remember their names. I never knew their names. All i know is that we fight together, and that is enough to never forget them"_

themainman
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Seeing the nine grave marks indicates that he maybe the last of his squad, I see an officer's helm, a grenadier and a few other rank distinction, it must also indicate that they must be the youngest. He was reassigned and later revisited the tomb of his fallen comrades, a noble sentiment towards their fallen brethren.

shinavila
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The Krieg are exactly who I think of when I think "Only in death does duty end"

CyonisCyberFox
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I like to think that this Krieger is the one from the memes about Kreig Perpetual, still remembering his brothers after all these decades.

jesuschrist
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Damn, could you imagine if Krieg eventually got destroyed and there was one Krieger left in the galaxy, and he has to continuously battle his lust to die gloriously to carry on the legacy of his homeworld

kostakatsoulis
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This nearly made me shed a tear. This really humanizes the Kriegsman. Thank you for making this work of art.

grahamshaw
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I like the symbolism of the red poppies. It's a small touch but makes it so much more.

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