Show Notes
The galaxy's biggest betrayal, explained by one guy who knows everything and one guy who thought "Heresy" was a DLC pack.In Episode 6, Si and Jay dig into the Horus Heresy — how the Emperor's most trusted son turned on him, dragged half the Space Marine Legions into civil war, and set the entire 40k timeline on fire. Jay brings the lore. Si brings the questions nobody else was brave enough to ask.🎙️ Subscribe for weekly Warhammer 40,000 lore, hobby content, and two ex-army idiots arguing about the Imperium.#Warhammer40k #HorusHeresy #WT40k
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