Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition) - Codex Compliant

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[MasterShake]

Fun fact: that random mention of Calth is the inspiration for the word bearers attacking it in the later horus heresy fiction. Source: me, the less famous co-author of the original Word Bearers Index Astartes article.

[ricardoblikman]

Imagine Roboute Guilliman made a new codex every 2 years and charge you £40-$50 each time from 30k all the way to 40k

[SymbioteMullet]

A friend of mine (he was 'that' guy) converted his entire 5000pt marine army to be legion of the damned, and then couldn't figure out why nobody wanted to play him.
The paintjob on all those minis was pretty good, but he was still That Guy.

[tomaubrey]

"... something boring like a tactical advantage over your enemies" why can't I stop laughing at this?

[aidanquiett]

Yes! Only codex I'm really looking forward to now is the video on normal imperial guard (catachan was nice, but a supplement without the base book is a bit odd). And of course, the cursed 2nd expansion set review we got teased with a while back

[JPilestedt]

Let me just say that 2nd edition is far superior to the modern editions, not in balance, not in the competitive scene, but in the heart of what 40k is; A wonderful narrative universe. And the 1 page rules for weapons is something that should be embraced, rather than looked down upon - during play they cause memorable moments that last for decades.

[danstergaard]

My gaming club have taken up 2ed again thanks to your videos, so if you are ever in the Copenhagen area, here is an open challenge to stop by and have some retro fun.

[_auricle]

"and whose primarch literally wrote the book on how to do an Astartes good" lol

[anotherzingbo]

The 1989 Space Marine rulebook has a page-sized (so large for the time) piece of fluff about the opening stages of a battle between the Ultramarines and the Word Bearers during the Horus Heresy. The Word Bearers are described as having deployed in full strength (though that's referred to as the full chapter being on the field, as back in 1989 they were not yet commonly referred to as legions, despite them being much larger than 1, 000 strong chapters during the Heresy) and the Ultramarines being implied to be deployed in a similar way. Though the choice of battlefield does not appear to be described this could be a starting point for what became the Battle of Calth. It's odd that this bit of lore was forgotten about by the time Codex Ultramarines was released in 1995.

Thanks for all the content you've put out this year and I look forward to whatever you have for us in 2022! I hope it proves to be a great year for you both. 😀

[sneakyking]

Ah my 1st codex.
My friend got eldar.
The power difference was staggering.

[Mrkabrat]

The colour sections of older codexes or army books are always nice to see. Even more if they show conversions (both made or how to make them)

[ShallowVA]

I love those stupidly detailed descriptions of all the emblems and icons and symbols Space Marines wear. I’ve been using them on Primaris models, and they look great on the bigger marines!

[sigmatus]

The legion of them damned section is mint. The iconography/chapter marking sections used to be amazing

[daiatnara]

That takes me back - which has been the theme for the past couple of days since I found your channel and have been going through Codex Compliant videos whenever I've had the time, feeling all nostalgic. 2nd Ed was my gateway to 40k - I'd had a Space Hulk box earlier, but it was during 2nd that a GW store opened up here in Sydney and I wandered in to ask "Is Space Hulk still a thing?" and discovered the game it'd spun off from. Can't think what happened to my old 2nd Ed codices, I'm sure I didn't just throw them out because they're books, you can't throw out books - probably offloaded them to a second-hand bookstore after 3rd Ed came out; I've still got all my 3rd books, that was totally my era of 40k, with my Dark Eldar, my Craftworld army that I never actually managed to field because I just painted one of each aspect warrior then moved on to the next one, my Chaos army that, well, my Chaos champion, I did honestly mean to paint an army for her eventually (but she's canon!), and my female Space Marines, look gimme a break I was young and thought I was *so* original okay?

Anyway, good times, and you two have really brought me back there after a long stretch of 40k being 'those books on the shelf over there', so I just have to say thanks.

[CyberSammael]

I think that 'oppps, we missed the Heresy' background was justification for them being one of the largest intact Chapters post-Heresy, thereby also justifying why the Ultramarine organisation was 'default'.

[nakenmil]

I loved the kind of super pedantic iconography stuff they used to put it. Very creative.

[harry]

I would like to apologize if this message would be considered like one of the chuds. But I have been paying tribute to the Green Fairy all night, I just wanted to make sure y’all know that I highly enjoy y’all’s videos that you put out. I am probably going to have to rewatch this one but even in the first couple of seconds on my first watch I know it will be a good watch. Hope y’all had a great New Years.

[maxbrooks]

I like that you could take Eldar as a support for Ultramarines, great video guys!

[AnIdiotsLantern]

This video mentions Marnius Calgar and NOT his writing desk made from a dinosaur! How are we going to see the return of the Dino desk unless we keep reminding people about the Dino desk?! Calgar has a Dino desk! Why? How? We don’t know! More Dino desk research must be done! I am super serial you guys

[ItIsHastur]

As someone who is a relatively new 40k fan, these codex compliants have been invaluable in understanding where the game and lore comes from. There's so little explanation out there about Warhammer that isn't about the absolute newest stuff. Happy new year!