Jump to content
Banner by ~ Ice Princess Silky

gaming Warhammer 40K The true purpose behind the 13th Black Crusade explained.


MickeyAdaptus

Recommended Posts

A lot w40k fans like you out there are probably familiar with the black crusades where Abaddon united multiple chaos warbands to strike against the Imperium.

 

While it is true Abaddon's intention was to assault for the part Cadia, it goes deeper than that.

 

Somebody contacts Abaddon and tells him to acquire certain artefacts wich will allow him to control something called the Blackstone Fortress.

Basically, it's a giant doomsday weapon, perfect for any follower of chaos to end countless of lives.

 

But here comes the twist, Abaddon had been misled. (in some way.)

 

In this video, I highlighted an important part when you play it and then look at the shadow behind the mysterious figure.

 

https://youtu.be/piBhBMrDAVA?list=PLFznDVzkakEwHdVF8KEPsFi3txEogTFqo&t=77

 

Looks familiar? It's the Deceiver (A C'tan)

 

Here is the explanation:

 

The Blackstone fortresses where doomsday weapons build by the old ones that were specifically made to battle the Necrons.

Of course if the Eldar were to get their hands on it, it would prove really bad for the Necrons.

So the Deceiver tricked Abaddon in trying to use the Blackstone Fortresses but the fortress, in the end, blew itself up just like how the Deceiver had planned.

 

Also for the fact when Captain Spire sees the destruction of the fortress, he says this quote *Such destruction should have been a pleasing sight to see, while I cannot say why. My heart was filled with sorrow. I cannot dismiss the feeling that something... magnificent has died.)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XFlRWIDDPs&list=PLFznDVzkakEwHdVF8KEPsFi3txEogTFqo&index=13

 

The explanation even proves itself further by showing the Deceiver somewhere near the middle of the video where he says the same quote he had said to Abaddon before.

Edited by Mickey Adaptus
Link to comment
Share on other sites

A minor point is that the war in the Gothic Sector wasn't the 13th Black Crusade, it was the 12th. The 13th is the one that is 'currently' underway in 999 M41 (and apparently Cadia has fallen in the latest supplement, so it's looking rather like 40K is going the same way as Fantasy.)

As I recall from the old Necron Codex, the Deceiver was stated to have orchestrated the conflict in order to destroy a weapon made by Vaul to fight the C'tan (presumably the Blackstone Fortresses.) I think. The terms were deliberately vague, although I distinctly recall it stating that the Deceiver 'would have destroyed the Gothic Sector a thousand times over' to achieve its goals. That said, the Necron fiction has been re-written since then, so some or all of that may no longer be canonical (there are only supposed to be C'tan shards these days, if I recall correctly.) I also recall that Mars should probably be avoided.

Good catch on that shadow - I hadn't noticed that before. Nice to know that the people who made Battlefleet Gothic Armada knew the lore well enough to throw in those little touches.

Edited by Once In A Blue Moon
  • Brohoof 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Join the herd!

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...