LION EL'JONSON: ALL HAIL THE COMING OF THE DESTROYER | Warhammer 40k Lore



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Lion El’Jonson, also known as The Lion and The First, is the Primarch of the Dark Angels. He was scattered along with the other Primarchs to the far corners of the galaxy. He finally came to rest on the world Caliban, a beautiful but blighted world tainted by Chaos due to its proximity to the Eye of Terror. Lion El’Jonson was renowned for a level of strategic brilliance and martial prowess that was rivaled perhaps only by Horus, but was distrusted by his brother Primarchs for his secretive and taciturn nature. The Chaos emissary to Lorgar called him the Duelist.

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  1. One thing i never understood is how the baby primarchs survive at all, most of the primarchs get some kind of parent or someone that takes them in for better or for worse.

    But how does the lion, just plopped down in the middle of a big ass forst filled with monsters, grow up at all?
    Is this baby just crawling around, snapping small monster necks and eating them or what?

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  2. cpt Genocide…. Thank you, i havent been able to unhear that since i first heard it from this vid..
    Lion from now on in my mind will be cpt Genocide

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  3. Oh the Toys he has! Love the Lion! That Forestwalking ability reminds me of the Silfen paths the Silfen used in the Commonwealth trilogy by Peter f. Hamilton, think Exodite Eldar, sorta

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  4. I'm just binge watching those Ridiculous episodes while painting, always a blast. But I can't find a single episode on the Raven guard, is it for a future video ?

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  5. To me, the Lion is like a no bullshit type of guy that finds themselves really out of place and unwilling to play part in office politics. Definitely gives off the: “IDGAF about your baby pictures Barbara, I’m just here to do my goddamn job”

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  6. I love how hard He goes

    Very unsocial

    Yet extremely good Character

    Still, that Girly Sword breaking scene is one of My Favorites

    It let both go Hard You know?

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  7. This is the best chance the imperium could’ve gotten. Robute is the master overall tactician and politics/government type, while Lionel is the master battlefield, on the front lines tactician. The imperium has got sound leadership now.

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  8. Dark Angels are NOT based on Arthurian legend. They're based on Knight Templar. Black Templar are based on Arthurian knights. DA have fortress monestaries (KT), allged sins (KT), over the top secrecy (KT), Orders (KT). Black Templar have holy hand grenades (arthur), multiple vows (arthur) hate witches (arthur) and have quests.

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  9. I will prabably never own a dark angels army… but I now really like the lion and what he stands for. I will definitely get his mini to have him standing proudly next to his brother.

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  10. Hi when DK is referring to the 6 wings angel he is almost right the 6 wings "angels" are "séraphins" (in the old testament) they are in the first place in the angels hierarchy, it is said that they fly around the THRONE OF GOD also in the mediavals ages they had red wings for more style

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  11. Russ is the Executioner in that he is there to keep the other Primarchs in line and enforce the Emporer's will by maintaining order.

    The Lion is the Primarch that is there not enforce the Emporer's will…but to wipe out the threat that jeopardizes the peace needed to have order.

    In this sense he is worse than even Angron. Angron is there to be brutal to make tough enemies submit. The Lion is there not to not to make them submit but to exterminate them.

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  12. The night lord are always described as cowards, maybe it's because of it referring to 40k and not 30k. But when ordered to fight the dark angels they just did it, make me think of the Ghost meme: any issues? Negative sir.

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  13. One thing I never liked about the way they talk about Luther is everyone chalks it up to jealousy, dude just went Mean Girls one day. I think I disagree.

    Luther grew up in the society and world of Caliban, and probably had expectations on how to lead it and maybe rule one day. Greatest man of his age, he may have had a whole network of plans to bring powers together and build something of value; we're told this much because he is in the process of u offing many disparate orders of Knights.

    Then he finds the Lion, helps him acclimate to being human, and even steps to the side when the Luon is clearly the better choice of leadership to murder a bunch of chaos dragons.

    But Luther had more in mind for his world than endless war and conquest, and all those hopes fall apart the moment the Emperor arrives. Now Luther's dreams are small and swallowed up by the greater dream of the Emperor (a bonfire of dreams, for you Berserk fans).

    Then the Lion fucks off, taking the best and brightest of Caliban to the stars, leaving Luther the ruler of a world ruined by industry and only exists to manufacture goods and send men to build a galaxy he can barely see.

    The Lion gave Luther a raw deal from the jump, was a terrible brother and, frankly, just a bad Primarch. The Lion was afraid of what would happen if he ever stopped or slowed down long enough to realize he was deficient as a leader and a person, and he passed that crippling fear onto his Legion of Dark Angels, who have been running around the galaxy in mad-cap style, afraid for ten thousand years someone finds out their little secrets.

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  14. "Luther was the greatest man Caliban would have ever seen, and he was born at the same time as the Lion"

    Has strong parallels to, Lex Luthor was the smartest man Metropolis has ever seen. But he had the misfortune of living at the same time as super man.

    Both Individuals represent the peak of what a normal human can be. But have the misfortune of being born around the same time a Demi God is dropped onto their world. And are driven mad by jealousy, suspicion, and festering envy.

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