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Talking 40K News, Rumours & More!

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Key takeaways

News and Commentary

Stream Overview

The video is a live “40K News, Rumours & More” stream that blends:

  • Warhammer hobby talk
  • Rumor speculation
  • Continuous audience participation (memberships/superchats)
  • A major on-stream bit where the host performs a timed “Crusade” treadmill/armor segment that escalates at membership milestones:
    • Speed/incline increases at thresholds
    • Helmet/cape appear only at certain milestones

The stream culminates in the host ranking Horus Heresy traitor Legions via a tier list.

Key News / Rumor Points

Codex Release Timing (Speculation)

The host claims they’ve heard that:

  • The next Ork codex should go up for pre-order at the end of the month
  • It should launch in August
  • The first four codexes rumored for this edition are expected to include:
    • Orks
    • Space Marines
    • Adeptus Custodes
  • A fourth codex is mentioned indirectly as part of “the first four.”

Bane Blade Availability / Potential “Reboxing”

The host reports they’ve heard the Bane Blade is being:

  • Repackaged / reboxed
  • Not removed entirely
  • Possibly leading to a situation where third-party vendors can no longer purchase it from their listings

Their conclusion: it’s likely a rebrand with different box/variant packaging, rather than a true discontinuation.

GW vs Third-Party Control Concerns

The host argues Games Workshop may be trying to pressure or absorb hobby channels by:

  • Offering free services
  • Proposing partnership/feature content (e.g., “Warhead Academy”)

The goal, in their view: channels eventually die out, allowing GW to monetize and shape the audience ecosystem more tightly.

Major Commentary and Analyses

“Space Wolves” / Horus Heresy Rant

The host delivers an extended, opinionated rant arguing that:

  • Leman Russ and the Space Wolves contributed to major Heresy tragedies
  • They blame Russ for both:
    • strategic failures
    • indirectly enabling later events

The host also frames their narrative position as:

  • condemning the Wolves as a “garbage Legion”
  • while calling out storylines that, in their view, justify or defend the Wolves

“Traiters Tier List” (Main Segment)

The host creates a “worst-to-least-worst” tier list of Horus Heresy traitor Legions, ranking them by:

  1. Reasons for falling to Chaos
  2. Atrocities committed
  3. How they were “played” or manipulated by other forces

Broad Tier Placement (as stated)

  • World Eaters — D-tier

    • The host argues their fall is “understandable” (e.g., Angron’s grievance)
    • They’re framed as brutally violent but comparatively more “honorable” than others

  • Death Guard — A-tier (host implies “middle,” but near bottom)

    • The host points to Nurgle corruption
    • Typhus/Mortarion-related decisions
    • hypocrisy around rejecting psykers
    • They repeatedly emphasize they “belong” where ranked

  • Thousand Sons — middle

    • Some sympathy for Magnus
    • but argues Magnus made catastrophic choices (e.g., Webway / Golden Throne disaster)
    • and refused redemption offered at the Siege of Terror

  • Sons of Horus — above the worst, but not “S-tier”

    • The host emphasizes manipulation/changes after major events
    • and frames Horus as ultimately choosing (or becoming) chaos control

  • Word Bearers — “worst of the worst” (S-tier in spirit)

    • Focus on Lorgar enabling the downfall of the Imperium
    • fostering the most malicious betrayal culture
    • repeated references to characters and betrayal behavior

  • Alpha Legion — D-tier

    • framed as complicated (partly loyalist / split)
    • and, in the host’s view, less straightforwardly evil than the “worst”

  • Emperor’s Children — S-tier

    • condemns Fulgrim’s hubris and cruelty
    • claims certain later story interpretations worsen the moral judgment

  • Iron Warriors — extremely negative (“crybaby,” resentful)

    • includes the framing that they were “betrayed” because they wanted to build cities/motorways
    • ends in poor placement (near S-tier bad)

  • Night Lords — argued S-tier (best/“worst,” depending on tier-list framing)

    • the host highlights war-crimes reputation and Conrad Kurze attacks
    • but also claims the Night Lords are the “least Horus-driven”
    • framing their atrocities as done “for the love of the game”

End of Stream / Concluding Points

Closing Claim and Chat Continuation

The host ends by asserting:

  • the tier list is “100% correct”
  • and “can’t disagree”

Chat continues debating:

  • canon vs non-canon lore
  • GW storytelling approaches
  • broader IP inspiration and comparisons

Canon vs Continuity Discussion + Pop Culture Inspirations

There’s discussion in chat about whether 40K lore/continuity should be treated as:

  • strict canon, or
  • flexible storytelling

A comedic debate also touches on outside inspirations like Dune, Star Wars, StarCraft, etc. The host argues GW has historically borrowed heavily from other IPs and calls out perceived hypocrisy when GW denies such copying.

Presenters or Contributors

  • Val — main presenter/host (speaks throughout)
  • Chat contributors (named sporadically; largely thanks/gifts/superchats rather than co-presenting):
    • Sean
    • Todd
    • Dungeon Dice Monster
    • Tim
    • Craig
    • Dawn
    • Ali Beard
    • Charlie
    • Dan Grim
    • Ginger Steve
    • Brownie
    • Ethan
    • Julian
    • Dak
    • Jonathan

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