Tycho's face

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**IvanTih**

I am wondered why didn't the Blood Angles perform a plastic surgery on the Tycho's face instead giving him that golden mask?

**kravus master of Horus**

Who knows..

**Rutteger1**

Because the golden mask makes him X-TREMEEEEE.

Besides, he probably looked like hamburger after the ork was done with him- and remember the imperium doesn't understand technology (like plastic surgery) they just pray to dead people and stuff happens. So maybe it just didn't work?

**Lorgar's_Blessed**

kravus master of Horus wrote:Who knows..

I suppose the fluff writer? Seriously, stop with the one-line posts just to get a high number on your account. It's annoying to see no speculation or true appreciation with every post you give.

As for Tycho's mask, I'd say it's probably an honor thing. Rather than heal his face, he hides it but always has it to remember what happened as a permanent reminder of his hatred.

**Zed**

It depends on what the Weirdboy did to his face I suppose, and a gold mask looks awesome. Also having a Space Marine that looks like Michael Jackson might not appeal to all...

**Shas'O Dorian**

Perhaps the damage was too risky/extensive to fix so they figured it was better to be safe.

**IvanTih**

Plastic surgery isn't rare and lost in the Imperium,there have been worst cases than Tycho like in the Exorcists chapter(althought most of them required only minor reconstructive surgery),some Inquisitors etc...
O and it's far more advanced than our plastic surgery.

**Leigen_Zero**

Think 'phantom of the opera'...

Yes they could have repaired his face, they could probably have grown a clone in a vat and cut the face off that and stuck it on there, BUT that is no-where near melodramatic enough for blood angels, they had to do something that would be theatre-production-worthy in order to maintain thier image as the galactic equivalent of emos...

**Erasoketa**

I would say it's about pride. And coolness. When Tycho was sculpted only Dante and a standard captain had that "angel mask" AFAIK. I guess GW wanted to give a bit of unity to the BA minis line.

I love that sculpt to death.

**IronfrontAlex**

because that wouldnt be grimmdark

**Neith**

There wasn't any actual damage done to Tycho's face- the Ork Wierdboy attack left him with a rictus grin on one side of his face. The mask is just there to hide the rictus grin, which is why it only covers half of his face.

But yeah, his face didn't need surgery as such (it wasn't burned or anything as far as I understand), he wears it just to hide the grin.

**Bloodhorror**

tbh i know its off topic 'nd all but...
am i the only one who'd keep the massive grin just to scare the bajeebus outta the Enemy?

**Sir Motor**

I heard BA are got angry when dameged on face.
Because their handsome face is "sacred gift" from primarch.

So,keep showing paralysis is insulting for primarch. Thats why he need hide it.

And,in eisenhorn trilogy,Eisenhorn face is paralysed and he told it is unrecoverable.

**Bloodhorror**

ah fair dues then.
But as a back up plan, i do only play Chaos Marines and Chaos Daemons so were meant to look scary. Except for the Keeper of secrets ;-)

**Soladrin**

Because he wants an excuse to wear a mask? I really see no other reason than "the fluff writer wanted his own phantom"

**Gwar!**

It's because of pride and shame.

To remove the scars is akin to hiding his failure at the hands of the Orks, similar to how Cassius refused a new vat grown eye when he lost it against the tyranids.