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Out of all the races and chapters who is the greatest close combat fighter in the galaxy?

For me its the swarmlord

This is hard to decide because there are many badasses.
Some like Mephiston and Draigo are able to make truly.... heavenly deeds with their close combat skills....

Commissar Yarrick come in you rip of gazgrull thrakas hand and cant die because all the Orks believe so hard he cant die. Thats just bad assery right their i mean really

I vote Drazahar: Master of Blades.

I ask what is more formidable than an Eldar who fought in melee and liked it (became an Exarch), started founding shrines and training other Exarches (became a Phoenix Lord), got tired of training folks who view combat as vile (vanished from the Craftworld scene) and finally made an appearance in Commorragh (by killing an ancient Hierarch without effort) and founding the Dark Eldar Incubi Shrines to train other folks who enjoy killing?

EDIT: Forgot to mention he fought for 17 continuous days against Karandras (his successor as Phoenix Lord).

I vote Drazahar: Master of Blades.

Back when GW was dropping hints that Drazahr could have been the missing Striking Scorpian Pheonix Lord, and back when Incubi funtctioned like evil Striking Scorpians I would have agreed. But now I may be inclined to actually go with Yarrick as well. I mean think about it - all it will take is for the Orks to somehow get it into their heads that he's also invincible in addition to being immortal and BAM! New Emperor right there! lol

Tycho wrote:

I vote Drazahar: Master of Blades.

Back when GW was dropping hints that Drazahr could have been the missing Striking Scorpian Pheonix Lord, and back when Incubi funtctioned like evil Striking Scorpians I would have agreed. But now I may be inclined to actually go with Yarrick as well. I mean think about it - all it will take is for the Orks to somehow get it into their heads that he's also invincible in addition to being immortal and BAM! New Emperor right there! lol

Lol, that would be amazing! but doesn't the ork psychic "i think I can" field have a "range" on it? So wouldnt Yarrick have to be constantly surrounded by multiple waaghs to have a effect that powerful? And what if the orks get bored and forget?!

Come on there is obviously only one winner here Kharn the betrayer

By showings, Kaldor Draigo. It isn't even close, IMHO.

Lol, that would be amazing! but doesn't the ork psychic "i think I can" field have a "range" on it? So wouldnt Yarrick have to be constantly surrounded by multiple waaghs to have a effect that powerful? And what if the orks get bored and forget?!

Well for the first part, you just convince them that the range on it is limitless. That's so "Orky" in it's logic that it HAS to work!lol IDK how you keep them fron distraction though ...

As far as Draigo - I could see that certainly. But I still think "Ork Emperor Yarrick" beats him every time! lol

Call me when Yarrick stops losing every fight he has with Ghazghkuull and starts romping through Khorne's Greater Daemons barehanded and in the Warp, lol.

Kharn.
Or Abaddon with his fancy sword and claw.

The Great Khan, trapped for thousands upon thousands of years as a gladiator in the dark eldar arenas has to count for something.

Kharn for me , or Yarrick

It obviously comes down to Kaldor Draigo and Mephiston. Seriously, where the hell are you guys fettng Yarrik and Kharn from? lol

Yeah Kinda has to be Kaldor Draigo, only none primarch\God being in there that is fighting off the forces of chaos single handedly... His fluff is just hilarious yet outrageous it automaticly goes to him

Drazahar is pretty badass and his fluff is legit.

I think Lukas the Trickster has everyone though. That bloodclaw battle lust topped with all his extra wargear makes him powerful, but in the case he does get bested his stasis bomb detonating and taking even the most powerful foes to the grave with him.

I think Kharn the Betrayer in the mythology of W40k, but on a game, I would say a Hive Tyrant or a Bloodthirster.

Tycho wrote:

I vote Drazahar: Master of Blades.

Back when GW was dropping hints that Drazahr could have been the missing Striking Scorpian Pheonix Lord, and back when Incubi funtctioned like evil Striking Scorpians I would have agreed. But now I may be inclined to actually go with Yarrick as well. I mean think about it - all it will take is for the Orks to somehow get it into their heads that he's also invincible in addition to being immortal and BAM! New Emperor right there! lol

They're still dropping hints that Drazhar is Arhra; read his rules sometime. Same statline as the Phoenix Lords, same set of generic rules, an 'Exarch weapon' and both 'Exarch powers' from the Incubi...

I'd vote Lelith, by the way; the only reason she can't shred anyone who ever lived in close combat is an unfortunate quirk of limited Strength and no Eternal Warrior to protect her from counterstrokes.

 Lord General Cheese wrote:
Commissar Yarrick come in you rip of gazgrull thrakas hand

When did Yarrick rip off Ghazghkull's hand? He ripped off the hand off an Ork Warboss, and has been destroyed by Ghazzy in every one of their single combat encounters. The only reason he's still alive is because he is let go for Ghazzy's own entertainment.

I'm surprised that no-one has mentioned any of the Primarchs yet.

Ghazghkull of course.

Well all of the guys that are immensely better the Yarrick sure but he would just stand back up.

Swarmlord, 4 swords + Immortal and learns from his mitstakes.... kinda powerful

Since several Primarchs are either listed as missing or daemon princes.


I'm going with Angron.

I agree with MGS, Angron.

However, if primarch aren't allowed, the next best thing IMHO would be Kharn.

Horus - the only Primarch who could best Angron in hand-to-hand combat.

Ghazghkull is the true powerhouse of 40K.

No but seriously, Draigo beats down Primarchs and their guards single-handedly, and he does it without mountain-shattering physical might that is characteristic of a Primarch.

Kharn the Betrayer, or Ghazhgkull. But I may be biased

How would you even rank this? I hate questions like this.

The Red Terror.