: Instead of heavy, golden power armor, they are wearing next to nothing but helmets and loincloths.
The exact video referenced is , which is more famously titled by the community and its wiki as "Episode 7: Fabulous Custodes" . 🎭 Episode Overview Ep_s01e07_-_Message_to_the_Emperor
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. : Instead of heavy, golden power armor, they
In the broader lore of the series, Captain-General "Kitten" has installed a text-to-speech device on the Golden Throne. This allows the skeletal, psychic God-Emperor of Mankind to finally communicate after 10,000 years of silence. In the original first-edition Rogue Trader lore from
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:
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.
: 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
