Episode 269 - Engines of The Apocalypse: Imperial Titans

The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k Podcast

Carl Tuttle

Workshop, Marine, Space, Tyranid, Warhammer, Eldar, Leisure, Hobbies, Forge, Ork, 40k, World, Games

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🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 130 minutes

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Summary

Episode 269 of The Independent Characters strides onto the battlefield with a thunderous step as we begin a two-part exploration of the greatest war machines ever to walk the galaxy - the Titans. In this first installment, we turn our gaze to the Imperial God-Engines of the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Collegia Titanica, delving deep into their origins, traditions, and the awe-inspiring lore that surrounds them. From the Titan Legions of the Great Crusade to the battles of the 41st Millennium, we trace how these towering avatars of the Omnissiah came to symbolize the Imperium's divine right to rule through fire and steel.

We discuss the classes and hierarchy of Imperial Titans - from the swift Warhound Scout Titans to the legendary Warlord and the near-mythic Imperator - and examine the sacred bond between the Princeps, Moderati, and their god-machine. These are not mere machines, but walking cathedrals of destruction, powered by faith and fury in equal measure.

On the tabletop, Imperial Titans have taken many forms across Games Workshop's systems, and we look at how these behemoths are represented in Warhammer 40,000, Horus Heresy, Adeptus Titanicus, and Legions Imperialis. Whether you command a Titan Maniple in Adeptus Titanicus or field a Warlord in an Apocalypse-scale 40K battle, these engines of war have remained a constant source of fascination and terror. We also discuss the stunning models that bring them to life; each one a feat of design that captures the impossible scale and grandeur of the Imperium's god-machines.

This episode marks the beginning of our most monumental topic yet, and it's only the first half of the story. In Episode 270, we'll turn our auspex toward the Xenos counterparts; the alien god-engines of the Orks, Aeldari, and beyond to see how other races of the galaxy answer the thunderous challenge of the Imperium's Titans!

We hope you enjoy the show.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Show Intro, Elite Choice, Hobby Progress
0:49:45 - Engines of The Apocalypse: Imperial Titans - Part 1 (First Half)
1:36:30 - Engines of The Apocalypse: Imperial Titans - Part 2
2:04:45 - Final Thoughts and show closing

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0:00.0	I didn't sell out son I bought in.
0:05.0	Keep that much. Welcome to the Independent Characters episode 269.
0:30.2	This is Carl.
0:31.1	This is Adon.
0:32.3	And this episode, we are going to be talking about Imperial Titans, Engines of the Apocalypse. The Apocalypse.
0:40.7	Yeah, so this is a two-part episode, I think.
0:47.5	I'm sensing a theme. Yeah. Hopefully this is the last two-part episode for a while,
0:52.1	because they do take some time. But listen, this, you know, is again, as I was putting the notes together, I thought you'd talk about all Titans. And there's a lot of there's a lot of Titans. I don't think we will go. I mean, we're going to go in depth, but there's obviously going to be stuff we miss. Like I'm not going to talk about some of the old stuff. I think what we what I wanted to focus on was kind of the Titans available now and how they play a little
1:17.0	bit across different game systems and that kind of thing. Answering that question, why would you
1:21.4	want to use these models? Is that a question? Well you know, I guess that is right? Why would you
1:26.5	want to play this army? Yeah.
1:27.8	That's a fair point.
1:29.2	Fair point.
1:30.4	So yeah, before we get started, though, I wanted to thank Ampersen and Azalius, two of our Patreon
1:37.5	sponsors.
1:38.9	Adon acknowledges the alms associated to ampersan and azaleas.
1:45.2	The what?
1:46.6	Alms.
1:47.0	I was looking for a synonym that meant donation, but sorry.
1:51.1	Don, ampersan, Z.
1:53.1	Triple A.
1:53.7	Yeah, there you go.
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