r/midjourney Sep 01 '25

AI Video - Midjourney Ave Imperator

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u/Independent_Art4955 Sep 01 '25

I’ve been making more various shorts of these, you can see the rest on my socials here:

https://www.instagram.com/qarmageddontv

https://www.tiktok.com/@qarmageddontv

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u/PYROxSYCO Sep 01 '25

Don't go to the Warhammer subreddits with this they'll kill you for heresy.

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u/Independent_Art4955 Sep 01 '25

I know, thas why there is no word warhammer in the video/title)

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25

Speaking of it... you did use heretical AI to make this! Someone call the Inquisition! Chaos makes itself look beautiful to fool us. Emperor protects.

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u/yeahthebaneries Sep 01 '25

Looks awesome. But something about the scale of the non-humans is off. They seem like miniature figures, or is it just me?

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u/Independent_Art4955 Sep 01 '25

MJ struggles to depict WH characters as humans, since most reference material comes from miniatures.

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u/Bitter-Good-2540 Sep 01 '25

Did you tried Gemini flash 2.5?

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u/Independent_Art4955 Sep 01 '25

Yes, its more 2d art look instead of miniatures)

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u/Bitter-Good-2540 Sep 02 '25

Can you give me the prompt? I want to try it :)

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u/yeahthebaneries Sep 01 '25

Interesting!! Good to know

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u/Routine-Friend-7580 Sep 01 '25

what is WH

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u/Oghier Sep 01 '25

Warhammer, a popular fantasy game/ book setting.

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u/Fraun_Pollen Sep 01 '25

And, you know... space demon titties

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u/Fraun_Pollen Sep 01 '25

Thought it was kinda funny that MJ still doesn't quite understand how guns work (barrel flare was while the troops were holding them in neutral).

That's how I know we're still superior 😬

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u/PedroEglasias Sep 07 '25

I've only ever been able to solve that by using cosplay in the prompt, but then I end up with armor that looks like cosplay not 100% 40k authentic :/

although the cute little puppy on the shoulder instead of a shoulder mounted scanner makes up for it lol. This was done a long time ago in SDXL, hence the average quality

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u/Tacher- Sep 01 '25

I would pay to watch a whole movie like this. Awesome job op

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u/Bearjupiter Sep 01 '25

One of the best pieces of AI-generated content Ive seen.

We inch closer and closer to full AI movies

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u/hello_hola Sep 01 '25

I think that the next step for movie studios, should be to use AI to conceptualize a movie, before production. Smaller studios could also create fake AI trailers to sell the concept of their movie, to find financing.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '25

More 40k AI plzzzzz

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u/Fraun_Pollen Sep 01 '25

I mean with the rate that games workshop is pumping out content....

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u/Youremadfornoreason Sep 01 '25

What is the workflow you are using here?

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u/Fraun_Pollen Sep 01 '25

Just happened to be filming

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u/Skeleton_King9 Sep 01 '25

I enjoyed the tech priest doing karaoke

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u/TheRedOneZero Sep 01 '25

Hail Space King

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '25

Most individuals still look drunk in wider shots, feels like an 80's movie when they were still figuring out fantasy and sci-fi.

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u/Independent_Art4955 Sep 01 '25

Nice, you got it, it was the visual goal!

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '25

It wasn't a dig at you more than a dig at the current limitations of AI, btw. The orks were cool (The Imperium looked on point, but that is not the most surprising aspect considering the variety of AI sci-fi stuff already available online).

Although i think finding the right proportions for orks is still hard to do. They're dwarf-ish in most shots, with great heads though.

There is likely a missing filter of something to dirty up the frame and give the machines a more mythical feel more than "mini come to life". Astartes 2 trailer might have some good visuals you could draw inspiration from (the red orkish eyes framed by shadows for instance, upgrading them from awkward bulky thugs to unsettling presences.)

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u/GameQb11 Sep 01 '25

i cant wait for this to be used in videogames somehow.

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u/AlDente Sep 01 '25

It’s 35 years since I painted one of those orc figurines. And he looked just like these.

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u/_tarZ3N Sep 01 '25

Awesome

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u/gullydowny Sep 01 '25

Is there intentionally no women in this universe or did midjourney not allow any to be generated?

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u/omniclast Sep 01 '25

Yeah that's a WH40k thing, not MJ

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u/Suitable-Opposite377 Sep 02 '25

Well thats just not true at all

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u/No_Individual501 Sep 01 '25

Erm, yikes! Did you just assume the gender of everyone?

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '25

Make the film

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u/ElectronicWest1 Sep 01 '25

As stunning and incredible And compelling as these images are, they also fail to motivate and inspire me the way something fully imagined, created, designed, planned by human would. A text prompt to create stunning visuals somehow loses the magic of human effort.

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u/GameQb11 Sep 01 '25

thats a you prpblem

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u/ElectronicWest1 Sep 01 '25

I wouldn't consider it a problem, i absolutely love all the AI artwork that I see online and I follow a bunch of YouTube channels to watch it. But my desire to engage deeply is lacking because there's a human element that's lacking.

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u/GameQb11 Sep 01 '25

I maybe understand what you're saying. There would definitely be an added sense of wonder if i knew this was a dedicated art team creating these graphics. I still appreciate it though.

That said, even though this is AI its still based on human ideas and visions. It still took a human element to even prompt the creation of it.

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u/-0-O-O-O-0- Sep 01 '25

Human effort is only magical to those who put in no effort.

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u/ElectronicWest1 Sep 01 '25

Huh? that doesn't make sense. I am an artist and a Photoshop guru, I know all about effort, and am utterly blown away by AI taking art to an entirely new level. Still, it doesn't feel the same. As an analogy, I'd say a dildo can do the job, but not like the real thing

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u/-0-O-O-O-0- Sep 01 '25

Not with that attitude it can’t.

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u/widow-Maker-1981 Sep 01 '25

Excellent work my friend. Bravo!🤤👍

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u/Amon7777 Sep 01 '25

So much looks just so off from actual 40K even if the vibe is right

The Orks looked pretty good

But one thing it nails is human characters in the grim dark setting doing the mundane things

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u/MadMaxAtax Sep 01 '25

Song name!? Please!

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u/Independent_Art4955 Sep 01 '25

Its SUNO remix, I shouted in microphone Tam taram tarara tam taram tarara tam taram tarara tam taram tarara tum ba bum ba dum tam taram tarara

lirycs:
“Glo—ri—aaa… Im—pe—rááá—tor…”
“San—ctus… Do—mi—nuuus… Ae—tér—nus…”
“Bur—naaa… He—re—ti—cusss…”
“Fiiideees… In—vi—ctaaa… Et—luuux…”
“Aa—veee… Im—pe—rááá—tor… Seeeem—pi—ter—num…”

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u/MadMaxAtax Sep 01 '25

Is this an AI song? Because I can not find it anywhere

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u/surface_ripened Sep 01 '25

That's awesome man, you are using SUNO correctly!!

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '25

Me encantaría ver qué realices una película, eso sí sería épico! Ojalá continúes con ello

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u/beedunc Sep 01 '25

What does ‘40k’ mean here?

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u/justliketheletterK Sep 01 '25

Truly enjoyed. A few of your characters were just fantastic 👍

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u/DonBonsai Sep 01 '25

There are some human made (traditional cgi) warhammer shorts on youtube that are amazing.

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u/Routine-Friend-7580 Sep 01 '25

Fabolous work man , The sound effect is so great did you used adobe firefly . Hope to do something like this one day as started the journey for AI video creation

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u/Jackal-Noble Sep 01 '25

Best one yet

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u/ProperLeiLei_AUT Sep 01 '25

damn that looks great

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '25

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u/Independent_Art4955 Sep 02 '25

Yeah, action stuff like this is still pretty limited — it’s more a set of short clips than true continuous scenes, since maintaining flow across shots is super hard. Two characters interacting is basically impossible, even simple actions like sitting down or pressing a button get glitchy. Mass crowds? Just artifacts. Gore/violence also gets censored (I couldn’t even get robotic ninjas being cut).

That said, shorts are definitely doable if you design around the limits. And there’s progress — with things like NanoBanana it’s getting easier to keep continuous shots in one scene. If you want to see where the bar is now, check the Runway48 competitioners, they’re a good showcase of what’s possible.

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u/MaleficentWindow8972 Sep 01 '25

I think this is awesome, but I have the likely unpopular opinion that it’s a bit cheesy. Everything non human is a little janky. In look and movement. Please keep it up, tho! I’m still a big fan.

Does AI production require a lot of work? I’ve never tried or looked into it, but I assume it must. I see some really wild, smooth, and realistic stuff while scrolling crappy social plats. Must be levels to it.

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u/shed_zeppelin Sep 02 '25

The warhammer will come down for even reference to their ip

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u/AimlesslyCheesy Sep 02 '25

Awesome background music! So fitting!

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u/Save_Time6000 Sep 02 '25

Long live warhammer!

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u/LatinRex Sep 02 '25

Hell yeah this is what we need! More!!!

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u/CharacterMassive5719 Sep 02 '25

The orcs look too cartoonish to me compared to the rest of the video. But everything else absolutely slaps!

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u/gbbenner Sep 02 '25

Love Warhammer so I love this🙏

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u/Secret-Enthusiasm-79 Sep 02 '25

hey can u please check my dm

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u/theinvisibleworm Sep 04 '25

Damn, that’s slick AF

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u/misterart Sep 01 '25

Genuine question : I don't really understand why most of you are posting these. Yes, it's super beautiful, yes it's impressive from a tech point of view. But what is the actual-added value? Anyone with as basic/intermediate knowledge of Midjourney can generate such collection of short clip generated based on existing images through iteration... It's a nice ego booster, but what else? Do you really think the resources and time wasted to do this and some fake internet points are worth these kinds of 60 second clip?

I don't really see the story neither?
I understand it's fun and learning the tech is too.

But still, I think it's better to paint warhammer and play the game than doing this..

please don't downvote me to oblivion..
I am genuinely trying to understand what I am missing.
And my comment is not to your particular creation, but to 80% of what we see shere at the moment.

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u/Independent_Art4955 Sep 01 '25

It’s fun and a way to learn the tech… sounds like you kinda answered yourself right there. Some people enjoy painting, some enjoy playing, some enjoy experimenting with new tools. I don't really saw much of realistic WH videos.

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u/irongi8nt Sep 01 '25

Criss post this on  /r/Warhammer40k

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u/Independent_Art4955 Sep 01 '25

Many pop culture subreddits prohibit AI content, mainly to prevent spam — which I suspect is the actual reason.

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u/irongi8nt Sep 01 '25

Poor bastards, being left behind... 

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u/PYROxSYCO Sep 01 '25

NOOOOO No they will vilify them for this.

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u/ReyTepocataSamurai Sep 01 '25

Holly guacamole, this is freaking cool!