The Horus Heresy: The Iron Hands & The Keys of Hel (Warhammer 40K & Horus Heresy Lore)

Flesh is weak, but Trauma Is Very Strong!

Gather 'round, children. The Oculus has something to say...

"You are weeeeeeeak, Vulcan..." "Shut up, tiny ghost Ferrus!"

Never considered the difficulty an Astartes could have trying to process grief and how alien that whole experience would be. A new perspective. Cheers and well done Historitor.

I’ll be honest: when Oculus was almost done describing the Keys of Hel themselves, one of the lights in my room went out and I damn near shat myself. Thanks, Occy, now I won’t sleep tonight.

The Iron Hands are a Legion who suffering is never ending, and the shame that they failed their Primarch continues to haunt them to very day. Though they are a Legion or Chapter that knows what it truly takes to destroy an enemy, and they will break and change their very bodies to bring true victories against anything that stand in their way.

I love that you’re talking about the psychological aspect of the astartes, and just how different they are from baseline humanity. Well done.

Headless Manus charges into battle once more! Enemy snipers: visible confusion

Ah! 25:26 "...a ghola-thing..." BLESSED BE THE MAKER, AND HIS WATER!

I always loved "the keys to hel" stories, because in the end its all one gigantic tease. The Iron hands HAD the technology to bring back ferrus and their legion. But Ferrus himself wouldn't have approved. Also to be clear just because SOME of the keys of hel didn't bring the human back with their soul, some actually did. Also the soul of a Primarch is MUCH stronger than that of any normal Astartes (save maybe Tigerius) which is why when Fulgrim made Fabius clone a bunch of Ferrus's for him to try and bring over to chaos each one had ferrus's soul or at bare minimum his entire memory and personality without the feeling of "emptiness" that is described with being soulless in the 40k universe.

The Xth legion need more love, inside the lore and outside it.

What do men do when times try their very being? Their hearts become Engines. Their hands become Iron. And they stand against. For the Gorgon!

This is in no way a condemnation or discounting of your recent videos, so please don’t take it as such- I just have to say that this is the best one you’ve given us in a long time. The Iron 10th are a Legion that I’ve never had too much enthusiasm about, and never, as much as I wanted to, could find any common ground with. This video, however, really affected me in a way that was unexpected. Absolutely enthralling, and I found that the end came far too soon. If I were the type to wear a hat, I’d say my hat’s off to you, but instead I’ll just say thank you. That was really something.

Finally, some crumbs of the Tenth content.

Recently released Iron Hands lore cache located. Proceed to enjoy with maximum contemplation of the duality of man and machine. Thank you honoured Historitor [Oculus Imperia]

Somewhere, at some long forgotten tomb, the necron are penning up a cease and desist order for the Iron Hands...

Another great testament to the man emperor of mankind and his infinite.....apathy? Melancholy? Indifference!!!

Ghola? I didn't even know that the 40k verse had that term. Wow. Absolutely stunning revelation if that's actually what the Keys of Hel do. Can't wait for Ghola Ferrus Manus.

So, robo zombies from hel. That's pretty much a normal day in 40k

Sounds like someone found a biotransfurance furnace. Fun stuff!