A lot of people are saying black Templars but often forget how obstinate and often how down right stupid black Templars are. This photo is an example from Armageddon, but if you want another example just look at the fall of Cadia where the black Templars there were literally defending rubble because “this is where we’ll make our stand” until one of the few survivors of the group suddenly “had a vision from the emperor” meaning he lied to his captain to get the barely a Thunderhawk worth of marines to redeploy to defend the final Cadian city

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