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Becoming a Space Marine Scout is BONKERS

38.4K views· 2,534 likes· 6:59· Oct 2, 2023

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As with all things with this hobby, we start at the beginning where we learn that space marine chapters dressed their new recruits in renaissance period European infantry costume and sent them to board and destroy Tyranid hive ships with bowie knives. 🪙 Support the channel for great perks on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/oldendemon/tiers 👕 Merch Shop: https://oldendemon.myspreadshop.co.uk/all 💻 Website: https://oldendemon.com/ 🖼️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chilvers_industries/ 📨 Email: oldendemon@gmail.com

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In this video I walk you through the absolutely deranged road to becoming a Space Marine Scout—because in 40k, the “entry level position” is apparently being the toughest malnourished 10–12 year old on your entire planet, surviving a chapter-approved battle royale, and then getting handed a Bowie knife and told to go board a Tyranid hive ship. I frame it as a cheerful little recruitment message from the War Bastards chapter, because nothing sells “Pax Imperialis” like child soldiers and optimistic propaganda. Along the way I poke at the weird contradictions and constant kit reshuffles that make Scout life so hilariously doomed: the stylish new plastic Scouts, the sniper rifles being mostly handed off to Eliminators, the “stealth” squad where the sergeant is screaming hymns while revving a chainsword, and the steady stream of “sorry, hold on” nerfs where every useful bit of gear gets pulled, reassigned, or revealed to be a prop. I also dig into the Codex Astartes loophole: chapters capped at 1,000 Marines can still hoard an absurd number of Scouts—as long as nobody ever passes the final exam. Becoming a Scout isn’t just dangerous. It’s bonkers by design.

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