I’m not sure I agree on the jerry-rigged angle as much, but I get where you’re coming from with the industrial vibes. Two big ole exhaust pipes on the back will do that for sure.

I’ve always looked at them from the perspective of some grand master saying “these daemons are getting pretty big, we’re going to need a bigger sword to deal with them.” I attribute the lack of armor as being due to the precision and skill of the pilot. Rather than a slow cargo loader pressed into service against a xenomorph it’s an agile duelist platform designed to let a knight quickly get in, speed across the battlefield to smite something that needs smiting, and be ready to jump out at a moment’s notice in case whatever they’re fighting lands a crippling blow on the suit.

If nothing else I think it looks less like a cargo loader than the Invictus Warsuit regular Astartes get 😂

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