: The Emperor is utterly bewildered and mortified, asking if he is on drugs. He promptly orders them to go out and actually do something useful for the Imperium rather than standing around posing. 📜 The Real-World Lore Tie-In
In Episode 7, the Emperor grows suspicious and demands to see his elite personal bodyguards—the Adeptus Custodes (or "Companions")—whom he hasn't laid eyes on in millennia. 🍌 The Iconic Reveal Ep_s01e07_-_Message_to_the_Emperor
The exact video referenced is , which is more famously titled by the community and its wiki as "Episode 7: Fabulous Custodes" . 🎭 Episode Overview : The Emperor is utterly bewildered and mortified,
: Instead of heavy, golden power armor, they are wearing next to nothing but helmets and loincloths. 🍌 The Iconic Reveal The exact video referenced
While wildly absurd, this episode is actually a brilliant nod to actual, classic Warhammer history. In the original first-edition Rogue Trader lore from the late 1980s, official artwork and text stated that the Custodes had indeed abandoned their armor and wore only capes and loincloths out of mourning and shame for failing the Emperor.
refers to the highly popular, satirical fan-made web animation series If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device (commonly known as "TTS"), created by Bruva Alfabusa.
When forced by the Emperor to bring them in, the scene plays out as one of the most famous memes in the Warhammer 40k community: