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Did anyone else notice there was a third orb chained up to the right and in the background of the chained orb that the =][= psyker/Inquisitor was connected to on the Astartes Ship? It appears to be dead/dormant, or may be empty. Nothing is lit up on it anyway.

Just thought I'd ask if anyone else noticed it.

Thanks! Take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-

It seems that the Inquisitor was in possession of two of those orbs, and that they were attempting to secure a third.

Who says this isn't funny?
It fits 40k PERFECTLY imho. It's serious, realistic and at the same time way over the top, with a splash of lovecraftian horror.
I haven't seen a single person NOT laugh at the parts where people get shot to pieces or where
It's the hyper violence we have come to expect and love. You can't take it seriously, while at the same time being grim (and badass).

And the cinematography is above and beyond anything else out there, by a country mile. Including death of hope.

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
What was the big golden statue?

Unfinished.
The big golden statue is unfinished.
And I think that's a very good thing for the marines too!

I assumed a body for the sphere, echoing the giant mummies in the final scene.

 Red__Thirst wrote:
Did anyone else notice there was a third orb chained up to the right and in the background of the chained orb that the =][= psyker/Inquisitor was connected to on the Astartes Ship? It appears to be dead/dormant, or may be empty. Nothing is lit up on it anyway.

Just thought I'd ask if anyone else noticed it.

Thanks! Take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-

Yeah, I noticed the second sphere on the battle barge. To me it indicates that the Retributors/Inquisition have been pursuing this particular species of entity for a reasonable amount of time

Yes, from the dialogue, I believe they captured or killed the other orbs, and this is the last one "out in the wild," as it were. It clearly has strong psychic powers; I believe it was able to take control of the rebels, but the Astartes are able to resist them.

One thing I noticed, having recently played Battlefleet Gothic Armada again, is that the ship shown at the beginning is not a Space Marine Vessel, but rather an Imperial Navy Domintor or Tyrant class cruiser, Space marines vessels generally have a very different look.

Caradman Sturnn wrote:
One thing I noticed, having recently played Battlefleet Gothic Armada again, is that the ship shown at the beginning is not a Space Marine Vessel, but rather an Imperial Navy Domintor or Tyrant class cruiser, Space marines vessels generally have a very different look.

It’s interesting, because episode 1 has a different ship that’s very much Astartes style.

Episode 1 is a Cobra destroyer while marine chapters supposedly use Hunters in that role. Either this particular chapter uses basic imperial navy classes, or the marine es are just using the ships as a temporary base of operations for the mission at hand. The Inquisitor could also have requisitioned both the ships and the marines, but the film doesnt really provide enough information to show who is the senior partner in the enterprise.

The Battlefleet Gothic Space Marine fleet list literally had Cobras in it.

I was never big into BFG but the lore on the SM ships changed a bit over time iirc. They started of as straight up Imperial fleet for destroyers / gunboats / frigates etc with a couple of explicitly SM battlebarges / cruisers, and gradually had their own distinct ship patterns added over time.

 Flinty wrote:
Episode 1 is a Cobra destroyer while marine chapters supposedly use Hunters in that role. Either this particular chapter uses basic imperial navy classes, or the marine es are just using the ships as a temporary base of operations for the mission at hand. The Inquisitor could also have requisitioned both the ships and the marines, but the film doesnt really provide enough information to show who is the senior partner in the enterprise.

From the information around the film that the creator has released it is heavily implied that the inquisition is the senior partner here

 Flinty wrote:
Episode 1 is a Cobra destroyer while marine chapters supposedly use Hunters in that role. Either this particular chapter uses basic imperial navy classes, or the marine es are just using the ships as a temporary base of operations for the mission at hand. The Inquisitor could also have requisitioned both the ships and the marines, but the film doesnt really provide enough information to show who is the senior partner in the enterprise.

I'm almost certain that the Space Marines on that ship just use it as a temporary base. We see the Strike Cruiser of the Retributors in Part 5.

 Lord Damocles wrote:
The Battlefleet Gothic Space Marine fleet list literally had Cobras in it.

I had forgotten that. Thanks for the reminder

I wonder if it's the Inquisitor we see in Ep 1. A robed figure crosses ahead of the Marines as they walk towards the boarding craft.

Can anyone make out what the sphere says after it says "Astartes" when the squad of five Retributor marines first approaches and it uses it's psychic power to try and push them back/stop them from getting any closer?

You can clearly hear "Astartes" but I can't make out the other words spoken after that as the marines continue to advance through the increasingly more powerful layers of psychic barriers/pressure. The orb is clearly speaking or saying something.

Anyone know? I'm watching that part over and over a few times trying to pick out what was said, and also because it's awesome, but the whole thing is carved out of awesome.

Take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-

Have you seen this breakdown by Yazima?

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/787014.page

 Flinty wrote:
Have you seen this breakdown by Yazima?

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/787014.page

No not yet, I'll check it out. I would love to know what the =][=/Psyker that gets pasted by the marines says before he is killed, after standing up. I know he says "Withdraw them immediately!", but it sounds like he's speaking after being attacked prior to being overcome and subsequently pasted by the white helmeted marine veterans.

Thanks!

Take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-

Looks like Kromlech is going to be making Retributor themed shoulder pads with the creator's blessings.

Talk about striking whilst the iron is hot:

That's cool. I'll not be all surprised to see a sudden mammoth influx of Retributors forces.

I've already seen a few pop up on instagram.

Thanks for the recaps as I didn't catch the speech myself when watching and was wondering and/or filling in the blanks with my imagination.

Great part about playing Deathwatch, I can add a few without needing a whole force of them.

Wow only just seen this - most impressive in all respects!

I did wonder if the sphere was something to with the Umbra

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
That makes far more sense now. Thank you.

Yazima wrote:
The video ends with the valley being put into perspective as the rest of Kohren's impulsor squad materialize on the surrounding pillars. It is revealed that Khoren himself is standing on a pillar himself which puts into perspective the enormous size of the surrounding objects

Ok that I didn't notice.

Have to check it again.

I've watched it five times and I still can't see "the rest of the squad materializ(ing) on the surrounding pillars"

 Altruizine wrote:
I've watched it five times and I still can't see "the rest of the squad materializ(ing) on the surrounding pillars"

You don't actually see the Astartes themselves. You just see little pops of light and an accompanying crack of sound.

You can’t exactly “see” them, there’s a blink/warp/twinkle over each pillar and you can just about see the silhouette, it’s very subtle.

Yeah, Astartes frigging rocks. As a writer who's somewhat delved into scriptwriting in my class (I'm writing a horror TV show script now but that's very different), I think the writing is excellent in terms of telling a story through visuals without much dialogue and how it starts so simply and slowly weaves the more complex aspects of the story, making it understandable, to me, anyway and allows for a lot of interpretation for the viewer. This was the problem with Death of Hope to me, there's just too much introduced too fast, making it hard to understand, for me anyway. I have to admire all the time and effort poured into Death of Hope, though.

The dark atmosphere of both is amazing and almost palpable and the ending of Astartes is wow.

Excellent work all round, looking forward to seeing more from this channel!

great mini-series!

-matt

Must be great to be able to create something this vague and utterly lacking in any kind of explanation, and just rely on people to spend hours mapping it out and try to figure out whats the deal.
Well, I suppose everyone likes a good puzzle. Perhaps a smart move so the last episode didnt let the story die after seeing it once.
Great story, and thank you everyone here for explaining the, probable, turn of events. I was like "wait, there was two spheres!?"