Angels of Death
Series, 2021, Warhammer+, Set in The Blood Angels
Angels of Death is #1 of 4 in release order and #1 of 4 in chronological order in the Warhammer 40,000.
The story
The story follows a band of Blood Angels Space Marines as they face a dangerous and insidious foe.
Angels of Death recap
The strike cruiser Sword of Baal, carrying a depleted force of Blood Angels Space Marines, is thrown off course by the warp storms of the Cicatrix Maledictum and takes shelter over Niades, an Imperial world. Captain Orpheo and his advance party vanish on what should have been a simple trip to the surface. Chaplain Rafael and Sergeants Ancaeus and Kazarion lead a rescue mission into a ruined city beneath a docking tower, following the signal of Orpheo's beacon through hordes of cultists. They learn that Niades is overrun by a Genestealer Cult, whose mutated Aberrants and alien-blooded followers serve a Magus preparing for an ascension. Kazarion struggles with the Black Rage, the curse of his bloodline. Above, Ship Mistress Livia Solken and her crew fight to keep the Sword of Baal from being taken by the cult's ships. Orpheo learns his own fate, and a Mechanicus priest, Magos Dominus Castia-Theta-9, guides the warriors through the tunnels toward the cult's heart in the Siren Tower.
Angels of Death ending explained
The Blood Angels destroy the cult, but at a heavy cost: Captain Orpheo, the Chaplain, the Apothecary and Sergeant Ancaeus are lost. Castia-Theta-9 offers the survivors a way off Niades, and Kazarion and a few battle-brothers make it back to the Sword of Baal, which survives, with the artefact they were guarding. Kazarion recovers the bodies of the fallen before the ship leaves for Baal. The series ends with "To be continued?", and a later special follows Rafael and Kazarion against the Death Guard.
Ratings
IMDb 7.6/10
Where it fits
- Release order: first, before Hammer and Bolter.
- Chronological order: first, before Hammer and Bolter.
What to watch before Angels of Death
Nothing. Angels of Death is the first of the Warhammer 40,000 essentials, so it's the place to start.
Cast
- Jonathan Keeble as Captain Orpheo / Brother Corro (voice)
- Emma Gregory as Chapter Serf/Shipmaster Livia (voice)
- Andrew Wincott as Sergeant Ancheus (voice)
- Toby Longworth as Sergeant Kazarion (voice)
- Matt Hunt as Sangrael (voice)
- Colleen Prendergast as Additional Voices (voice)
- Gareth Armstrong as Chaplain Rafael (voice)
- Penelope Rawlins as Additional Voices (voice)
- Richard Reed as Techmarine Hadrael (voice)
Created by Richard Boylan, Boman Modine.