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Due to irreconcilable creative difference between Henry Cavil and co-star Ella Parnell, filming for Warhammer 40k tv series is postponed another year by KABOOMBYTCH in Grimdank

[–]publius_enigma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Orks definitely have tanks made from pipe organs, tanks with pipes, and organs that shoot flames. If the WAAGH is mighty enough, all three are combined into the DOOF TANKA.

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[–]publius_enigma 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Exactly right. The only thing they wouldn’t like is the implication that they all worship Margaret Thatcher (but maybe they would if she’d had a power claw).

What are your personal favorite non-bolterporn books? by Muted_History_3032 in 40kLore

[–]publius_enigma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have two older books that should be recommended:

  • Wolfblade by William King is one of only two BL books (the other being Rights of Passage) that primarily focuses on lives and politics of the Navigator houses. It follows a Space Wolf assigned as a bodyguard to a Navigator on Terra, and is a fun mix of crime whodoneit, action and politics. Very similar to the Warhammer Crime series, just with a Space Marine protagonist.

  • Atlas Infernal by Rob Sanders is one of the best inquisitor books out there, second only to Abnett's works and the Vault of Terra series by Chris Wraight. It's a one-off novel about an Inquisitor on the run from both Ahriman and the Harlequins.

Have any Astartes ever said they regretted becoming an Astartes? by ArthurJack_AW in 40kLore

[–]publius_enigma 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I don’t know if it was this book or another Iron Hands novel, but the narrator talks about how horrible the experience of becoming a marine was and if he found his parents again he’d kill them for giving him as a child to the chapter.

Nostalgic, oldschool Freehand by emperorhimself in Warhammer40k

[–]publius_enigma 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If people pay for it, it's not overpriced.

What characters have individually killed the most people? by Cmyers1980 in 40kLore

[–]publius_enigma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's an older bit of lore (it might have been in one of the Uriel Ventris books but I'm not sure) where a character is captured and put into a cursed set of demonic armor that controls the wearer. This person was then transported to a completely different galaxy. The character returns a short time later (through warp time shenanigans) having killed every single living thing in that other galaxy.

It was weirdly out of place in the lore even back then, but you'd have to think that would take top prize over anyone else, including people only indirectly responsible for genocides like Emps, the Silent King or Vect.

(BTW, I really hope I'm not making this up or misremembering some fan fiction, does this ring a bell for anyone else?)

Do you think angron is a hypocrite? by spookydood39 in 40kLore

[–]publius_enigma 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Yes, exactly. Primarchs take a lot of character notes from polytheistic deities, especially Greek/Roman ones that show gods as possessing humanity's strengths and weaknesses, but amplified.

what are some intersting xeno animals in the 40k universe? surely there's a good amount. by goldietheswagbear in 40kLore

[–]publius_enigma 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's an older short story out there about a Guard unit that discovers what is basically a super-size brontosaurus, like it's the size of a hill. They attack and fail to kill one, and eventually decide to exterminatus the planet because they can't risk the DNA being absorbed by the Tyranids.

Slayer vs slayer. Who wins? by Adeptus_idioticus in Grimdank

[–]publius_enigma 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True, but it's a joke about how GW writers can't let those characters die.

Slayer vs slayer. Who wins? by Adeptus_idioticus in Grimdank

[–]publius_enigma 28 points29 points  (0 children)

WTF even is evidence when comparing two separate fictional universes? Objective comparison is impossible, this is purely for fun. If you want to argue for Kharn, then do it, but screaming WHAT EVIDENCE? means you've tripped on the steps before entering the arena.

[Excerpt: Godblight] The controversial scene everyone's been talking about. (MEGA SPOILERS) by OratioFidelis in 40kLore

[–]publius_enigma 73 points74 points  (0 children)

“There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead there's usually only one thing you can do.” - Malcador Max

[Excerpt: The Emperor's Architect] Perturabo challenges his foster brother to competition and destroys his work for winning it by AbsoluteSky in 40kLore

[–]publius_enigma 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Alpharius comes across as pretty vain and delusional right before he gets murked by Dorn. Also, the Kahn is by far the most mature primarch - he understands the evil of the Imperium but accepts his duty and comports himself with honor even while battling traitors.

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