Jarl of Wulfen Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Watched the episode of South Park last night and loved the 40K references therein. General opinions of the show aside, I loved the fact that 40K is popular enough to be acknowledged by the show creators. I'm sure there are plenty of non hobby people going "What is warhammer??" Emperor Ming, Cactus, templargdt and 3 others 3 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Screen shot: Kallas, Special Officer Doofy, templargdt and 2 others 2 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Knight Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 I have seen the episode, and it's really funny. Randy throws a spring break party as Stan and Token play 40k (They also mention some key characters and aura rules). The 40k game is so engaging the boys ignore the party around them, but the joke at 40k is that the party is still going on 3 days later and boys still haven't finished their game. Burni, Cactus, Lysimachus and 9 others 2 9 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Officer Doofy Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Awesome! Emperor Ming 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arikel Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 17 minutes ago, Orange Knight said: I have seen the episode, and it's really funny. Randy throws a spring break party as Stan and Token play 40k (They also mention some key characters and aura rules). The 40k game is so engaging the boys ignore the party around them, but the joke at 40k is that the party is still going on 3 days later and boys still haven't finished their game. Hehehe, sounds about right. I loved the old WoW episode they did, will have to see if I can find this one somewhere. Iron Father Ferrum 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMawr Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Black templars vs SoB ? what kind of heresy is that ? (and why is SoB a supplement codex XD ) Afaik one of the two creators is a gamer, good chance its just pictures of his armies used Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burni Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Ha that's great. What the spine on Stan's codex say? I can read 'codex supplement'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMawr Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, Burni said: Ha that's great. What the spine on Stan's codex say? I can read 'codex supplement'. codex supplement : adepta so.. It could be a joke got out of picture there and it said adepta sorority as that would fit the houseparty theme Burni 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarl of Wulfen Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 I would love if one of the minor themes or storylines for the season is the 2 of them trying to play some games and the general chicanery of each episode interrupts them and has to be dealt with before they can play again, much like trying to game in real life, lol Arikel 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 48 minutes ago, Orange Knight said: the joke at 40k is that the party is still going on 3 days later and boys still haven't finished their game. Accurate! 20 minutes ago, TheMawr said: Black templars vs SoB ? When I seen this I read somewhere else there was a link to Tolkien and Raven Guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarl of Wulfen Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 There was a raven guard poster on Tolkein's bedroom door in a previous episode. It was only a short flash appearance in that episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickyelsdon Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Where are the piles of rule books? Warhead01 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 3 hours ago, dickyelsdon said: Where are the piles of rule books? They're the new tenth edition play testers. Sky Potato and Evil Eye 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Eye Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 That's pretty neat! Not big into South Park (I never watched it during the earlier seasons and from what a friend's told me it's gone seriously downhill lately) but it's cool to see 40K pop up on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Knight Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 17 minutes ago, Evil Eye said: That's pretty neat! Not big into South Park (I never watched it during the earlier seasons and from what a friend's told me it's gone seriously downhill lately) but it's cool to see 40K pop up on TV. It hasn't really gone downhill. It's basically satire based around current events. It's as funny as the real world is silly, basically. Emperor Ming, MegaVolt87, Special Officer Doofy and 1 other 1 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Eye Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 From what I've seen, the satire seems a bit more...predictable, nowadays, like they're playing it safe to avoid controversy, which seems a very un-South Park thing to do. Before they used to poke fun at things nobody else dared to; even as recently as 2016, I recall the creators saying they selected the jokes they did so they weren't just repeating what every other satire was doing. More recent episodes seem to be a lot less like that, which is a shame. Anyway, on a more 40K related note, I wonder if the minis they used photos of for the animation were all just GW stock photos or if there were some staffer's minis in there? I don't recall if GW painted a Black Templars Stormraven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor_Lensoven Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Timing seems interesting, chances this was a planned episode with GW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttoVonAwesome Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Been a reference to 40k in every episode this season I think. 7 hours ago, Inquisitor_Lensoven said: Timing seems interesting, chances this was a planned episode with GW? Not likely knowing the show's creators. Mini painting and wargaming has shown up in earlier seasons they've known about it for awhile chances are they just noticed how 40k is becoming more mainstream in the media and are just using that since South Park has always been a show about current events and trends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Reinhard Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 I just see it as the creators, probably being fans or at least interested in the setting if not the hobby, noticing that it's gaining more notice in the wider media landscape and wanting to help out by putting their own spotlight on it for a bit while simultaneously poking fun at it as they would with anything and everything they do this with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaVolt87 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 I would love an episode where they talk smack online about custodes, internet guy challanges them to a IRL game, but its Henry Cavil and his custodes that show up as a surprise. Inquisitor_Lensoven 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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