The Dark King Has A Problem | Warhammer 40K Explained

The Dark King Has A Problem in the current Warhammer 40K setting... Simply put, he cannot be written into the Lore like Games Workshop intended, so why did they add him to the end of the Horus Heresy? All that and a whole lot more in today's Warhammer 40K Lore Video! Thumbnail art by the AMAZING: https://x.com/tierzerozero/ https://40k.gallery/artist/dae-daecon/ Also, please check out Pinkblue43 for their artworks on the Dark King; it is by far one of the best representations out there! Wanna help me out? Consider becoming a Member! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfqNN-yFyw3XEiFEbmGv52g/join TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 02:12 The Dark King 07:03 Who or What Is The Dark King 15:35 Powers of The Dark King 25:56 Purpose of The Dark King 29:05 Consequences 34:47 The Problem 36:28 Outro ONLY OFFICIAL ART + THE FOLLOWING LIST OF ARTISTS ARE USED IN THIS VIDEO - ALL COPYRIGHT RESERVED TO GAMES WORKSHOP AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AUTHORS: - https://40k.gallery/artist/george-earl-abalayan/ - https://40k.gallery/artist/konstantin-void/ - https://40k.gallery/artist/zhang-bozi/ - https://40k.gallery/artist/eddy-gonzalez-davila/ - https://40k.gallery/artist/l-j-koh/ - https://40k.gallery/artist/adrian-prado/ - https://40k.gallery/artist/alex-cristi/ - https://40k.gallery/artist/elijah-arhpriest/ - https://40k.gallery/artist/alexey-kruglov/ - https://40k.gallery/artist/cristian-otazu/ - https://40k.gallery/artist/johannes-helgeson/ - https://40k.gallery/artist/dhdarkheretic/ - https://disarmonia.artstation.com/ - https://www.reddit.com/user/emwattnot/ - https://40k.gallery/tag/emperor-of-mankind/ - https://40k.gallery/artist/alexey-potorochin/ If I missed anyone, please send me an email via the link in my description here on YouTube, and I'll add you to the credits BACKGROUND CLIPS CREDIT GOES TO DARKTIDE AND SPACE MARINE 2, recorded using a freecam, I have no copyrights to this material, all the worlds, environments and models are property of their respective owners. Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer, 40k, Space Marine Etc are all Trademarks of Games Workshop Ltd. Games Workshop does not endorse or support the 'Lore' videos. All views and opinions expressed in this video belong to The Gaming Storyteller and in no way reflect the views or opinions of Games Workshop Ltd. This video is an opinion editorial commentary. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use purposes such as criticism, commentary, parody, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. #warhammer40k #warhammer #warhammerlore