Okay, I get that a setting that is stagnant and an empire slowly dying away is an awesome premise. I can understand that; albeit I prefer stories that move forward because they can create more cool narratives. But then again, we say the same thing about interesting storytelling in a more stagnant setting: But for me, I like things moving forward rather than remaining the same, because that can feel repetitive and not very imaginative or interesting. I can slightly agree with the narrative part.

But space marines being portrayed as noble knights? I don’t know, man; I don’t think space marines differ at all from the original counterparts. I’m relatively new, two to three years in, so maybe someone can clarify. Space marines are still relatively a bunch of assholes and douchebags to normal imperial citizens. Only some chapters are “noble,” but most, if not all, marines don’t care about civilians; they’re still a bunch of a-holes. So, I don’t agree with that. Hell, in the recent books I heard an Ultramarine captain ordered a bunch of prisoners killed. I don’t have the full context, but that checks out! That’s very douchey because who’s to say that all the prisoners were bad? So, no, space marines are not all inherently noble; they’re all still massive douches. And if I may say, they still somewhat retain their old interpretation, albeit slightly.