Are the Chaos Gods actually the good guys? There’s no doubt that the chaos gods do some pretty messed up stuff. but did you know that the Warhammer gods actually have a good side? it doesn’t get talked about much, but these beings have been worshiped for millions of years by millions of different cultures. Nurgle, Tzeentch, Slaanesh, and Khorne, these are only the names we know them by, but they’ve gone by many names across time. if so many people worship them they cant be all bad right? lets take a closer look at the good elements of each of the chaos gods and try to figure out where everything went wrong.
If you are a warhammer 40k fan or a warhammer age of sigmar player, the lore of the gods is pretty similar, as chaos is trans universal.
I still plan on doing a comprehensive deep dive of the chaos gods, this was a short that was running long so i decided to flesh it out and turn it into a full length video. so expect a follow up in the future! there is SOOOO much to cover when it comes to these impossible creatures!
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Quick explanation. this was supposed to be an April fools video but it ran longer than I ment it too and went up April 2nd. The chaos gods are definitely not good guys. That being said joke or not. I did my best to take the video as seriously as possible and put fourth a compelling argument in their defense.
I had a good time with this and will make more videos like it. Although in the future, if it's not April fools I'll make it more clear it's a thought experiment. If it is April 1st, all bets are off.
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If the warp in any way had good in it in it's inception, it would have just given the necrons sunscreen when they asked for it.
This one, this one right here, Inquisitor.
I think this is best summed up with one of the first things said in this video, Inam paraphrasing here but basically "Shit has seriously gone out of balance, the duality is leaning heavily to one side in the grim dark.
The chaos gods aren’t the good guys but then again, no one is.
HERESY!!!
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Yet speaking of Chaos, what of the Genestealers that use infiltration and the disguise of a cult to lure and attract support for their cults. To praise the Tyranids as saviors and liberators. Only so that in the end the hive of the Tyranids show and realise. Much like the Cenobites of Hellraiser. Making that move or configuration then becomes their very doom.
One wonders if in fact the Tyranids took notes from Chaos itself.
WHOAH, WHOAH, WHOAH…what are you trying to do here?!?!?! You're going to bring down an Exterminatus on this planet if you keep up with this heresy!
Foolishness, blasphemy, heresy
sorry but the title of best disney princess goes to capt. jack sparrow
26:11 Looks like a Garen's skin in League Of Legends….
Damn!
19:57 turns out I'm Tzeentchian, I do that because I'm driven by desire to learn
Sounds like heretic talk to me
Chaos isn't good or bad, it's aspect of life you cannot sidestep, no matter how much they suck.
Death, plague, change, all of those things we would rather not live, but at some point we have to.
I sill hasnt seen the video but I wanted to have my philosophic rant out of my head first, sorry pêople
So to sum up your entire point, and the essential point to understanding these gods or any god for that matter is this, good and evil do not exist, they are concepts made by mortals to either admonish or justify our actions in our existence. These concepts don’t and do exist for gods at the same time. Their understanding of good and evil and ours are completely foreign to each other. While we try our damndest to label people, actions and thoughts as one of the other, the gods understanding that all people, actions and thoughts are both good and evil. Honestly understanding this allows one to look at things in our reality with more clarity, you begin to understand that most religions aren’t good, they are simply power structures used to control the masses and that if there really is a god or gods that they wouldn’t care weather you worship them or not as their existence isn’t dependent on that worship. That in our world there is no good and evil only moral or immoral.
Basicly chaos gods are evil because humanity is evil.
Silence Heretic
So what I'm hearing is, this is the nekrons fault.
EAT BOLT GUN HEREITIC! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
But sir, that's heresy!
Can you kill the emperor and what happens if you do even though his. A skeleton ? Just question
i love nurgle and i love the fact the demons call him grandfather and like he did nothing wrong he just keeping the world from not populating that much
It is not Chaos who corrupts us, it is us that corrupt Chaos.
These are but the words of a heretic!
Heretic…
Maannnn. get aload of THIS heretic…
Few things you forgot:
Khorne is also courage to stand against cruelty. He is justice, vengeance, and retribution for those taken before their time as now their potential will never be reached. Finally he is survival of the fittest and the embodiment of endless self improvement.
He may be the king of warlords, tyrants, and conquerors, but he is also the patron of guardians, rebels, and resistance.
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!ATTENTION IMPERIAL CITIZEN!
The above material of unknown origin has been deemed heretical by the order of his most holy Inquisition. You will remain in your place until your guilt has been determined. Any attempt to continue watching will result in the harshest form of execution.
May the Emperors justice account in all balance! The Emperor protects!
I smell heresy
The first rule of 40k: there are no good guys.
:knock knock:
I am Inquistor Lonson, sit here, we have much to discuss.
:chambers bolt pistol:
Burn, Heretic.
But please, do continue to give us more evidence of your xenos and heresy loving ways.
I think Nurgle would have a terrible singing voice.
I do really like this take of the chaos gods not being evil antagonists but simply gods with a belief that is interpreted in both good and bad ways. Of course they clearly arent the good guys but it would be cool to see more sides to them besides murderous eldritch horrors.
Oh yes… This is some delicious heresy right here. Brothers! Get the flamer… The HEAVY flamer.
This was so heretical and I loved it
HERESY!!!!!
I smell heresy
INQUISITOR!? YESS!? THIS VIDEO RIGHT HERE!
What's evil for some it's loving and good for others the Chaos Goods just reflect the War energy that humans spread through the galaxies in theirs hate to all and kill all.
heresy
“LOOK HIM IN THE EYES AND SAY HE IS LOVED!”