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Cleaned up the relentless shilling for a serious description and short review.
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{{delete|Is clearly a shill piece. ''Might'' be kept if you dial back the glowing praise several notches and actually give more info on what the actual series is about as opposed to several paragraphs of minutiae-based masturbation, but even then I wouldn't count on it.}}
{{delete|Is clearly a shill piece. ''Might'' be kept if you dial back the glowing praise several notches and actually give more info on what the actual series is about as opposed to several paragraphs of minutiae-based masturbation, but even then I wouldn't count on it.}}
An utterly amazing set of youtube videos.


It covers the story of a combat squad of Space Marines from the Retributor Chapter (around 5-10 Marines) making an assault on a Traitor Space vessel and using its skills, experience and stupendously cool equipment to overcome (kill) all opposition (as they are damn heretical traitors).
A Warhammer 40,000 fan-film project. Mini-episodes released as a five part series.


==Why the fans love the animation and story==
100% unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop.
[[File:ASTARTES.jpg|450px|right|thumb|We are the Emperor's angels of death, not his angels of mercy.]]
*The animation quality is simply fantastic, you expect top end animation houses to create this.
*Theres no dialog - its just visuals and sound affects - this carries the story perfectly.
*This shows what Space Marines would be like in a real world setting (unlike the table top game and other games), theres only 1000 marines in a Chapter so why so few? This animation shows why their numbers are restricted by the Codex Astartes. There used to be a legions numbering up to 100,000......
*These are utterly professional in their combat and tactical skills. They move without hesitation, shoot with fantastic accuracy and communicate only when needed. Theres no crazy yelling and shouting.
*Space Marines are HUGE compared to baseline humans, their power armour makes them even bigger and imposing.
*Space Marines are FAST and AGILE, a lot of other fictions make them lumbering and cumbersome. With their reactions they can avoid a rocket launched missile as they saw the gunner fire it a distance away 
*Space Marine Power Armour is really really tough, small arms ping off, Autocannon rounds dent, Multi lasers drill small craters but the marine inside is fine and fighting.
*Space Marine Bolter and Bolt pistols are brutally effective to soft skinned targets, they simply get blown apart from the rocket propelled bolts reactive explosive charge. Semi-auto and fully automatic settings (ROF is very high, empties a 31 round magazine around 1.5 secs). The marines do not waste ammunition: one bolt to one target
*Space Marine helmet technology - it shows the helmet visors/eye slits are actually multiple cameras and auspex sensors(ie: its not going straight to the eyeball). It provides a full tactical HUD for the user (Giving a type of thermal/infrared/night vision highlighting of targets).
*They use combat knives, smoke grenades and the Sergeant (insignia/rank cannot be seen so we can only assume) uses a Plasma Pistol with very cool effect when firing (gas venting)   
*The enemy are no walk overs, they have trained ship armsmans with lasguns, autoguns, twin linked multi lasers, autocannons and shaped charge explosives. They make best with what they have when the marines attack but are simply overwhelmed. This is in full effect when the squad attacks the two Psykers in control; these two gold-faced boys legitimately throw some wrenches into the Marine's works and are defeated due to superior enveloping tactics.


==List of Videos==
- Description of the Astartes Youtube Channel
There are currently a teaser and 4 videos:
 
[[File:ASTARTES3.jpg||right|thumb|Phew! these 31 rocket propelled bolts may have stung me a bit.]]
==What it is==
[[File:ASTARTES2.jpg||right|thumb|It will kick 'a little' on full auto so i'd should  better prepare.]]
A short, entirely fan-made set of (roughly) minute long videos depicting an orbital boarding action by the Retributor chapter of Space Marines. The official description promises five videos, of which four have been released.
 
==The Premise==
Following a series of incidents catalogued as the 'Argosa Uprisings' in 482.M34, the Retributor Chapter of the Adpetus Astartes is tasked with assisting in the hunt for fleeing renegades and leaders, and bringing down The Emperor's justice for their crimes.
 
==In Review==
A surprisingly high quality series of videos from such a small outfit, with an equally surprising attention to detail from art and designs to sound.
 
Done entirely without dialogue, showing how both the Retributor marines (not to be confused with the SoB Retributor squads) and their Heretic adversaries duke it out. [[RAPE|It goes about as well as you'd expect for the heretics]]
 
Showcases equal demonstrations of good tactics, and responses, as well as illustrating why you [[Get_shit_done|don't mess with someone who does this as a day job.]]
 
Also showcases many smaller, more humble elements of the 40k universe, or expands on how they might be used [[Reasonable_Marines|practically and effectively]]. Examples include: boarding torpedos, smoke bombs, [[CS_Goto|multi-lasers]], [[Dakka|boltguns]] and a few others besides.
 
==The Videos==
There currently is a teaser and 4 videos:
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcTZrrtdAUM Teaser trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcTZrrtdAUM Teaser trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-MteECxZUY Part 1: Prepping for the assault]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-MteECxZUY Part 1: Prepping for the assault]

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Reason: Is clearly a shill piece. Might be kept if you dial back the glowing praise several notches and actually give more info on what the actual series is about as opposed to several paragraphs of minutiae-based masturbation, but even then I wouldn't count on it.

A Warhammer 40,000 fan-film project. Mini-episodes released as a five part series.

100% unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop.

- Description of the Astartes Youtube Channel

What it is

A short, entirely fan-made set of (roughly) minute long videos depicting an orbital boarding action by the Retributor chapter of Space Marines. The official description promises five videos, of which four have been released.

The Premise

Following a series of incidents catalogued as the 'Argosa Uprisings' in 482.M34, the Retributor Chapter of the Adpetus Astartes is tasked with assisting in the hunt for fleeing renegades and leaders, and bringing down The Emperor's justice for their crimes.

In Review

A surprisingly high quality series of videos from such a small outfit, with an equally surprising attention to detail from art and designs to sound.

Done entirely without dialogue, showing how both the Retributor marines (not to be confused with the SoB Retributor squads) and their Heretic adversaries duke it out. It goes about as well as you'd expect for the heretics

Showcases equal demonstrations of good tactics, and responses, as well as illustrating why you don't mess with someone who does this as a day job.

Also showcases many smaller, more humble elements of the 40k universe, or expands on how they might be used practically and effectively. Examples include: boarding torpedos, smoke bombs, multi-lasers, boltguns and a few others besides.

The Videos

There currently is a teaser and 4 videos:

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