If you could lead any army of your choice, what would it be and why? Also (optionally) describe your attitude toward this army and how you would act.
Personally, I would want to be the Hive Mind because I would have mass control over millions of aliens

40k? Guardsmen

Be a Commisar lord with a lucky plasma pistol and be something of a duelist with my sword. I would be a stubborn but honorable man even earing the respect of Astartes.


Now What I would want to lead the most would be in Fantasy, a Slanneshi warband.

....Shadowbrand the Dominator. A perverted handsome Lord of Slannesh. With a Warhost of adoring followers. We would travel the world and loot and pillage.

IG because I as a general would just send more and more guardsmen at the front.

An Ork horde.
My boyz would be the 'ardest and the Killiest.
And as Supreme-Arch Overfiend,I would lead buy example,crushing anything that stood in my way.

Either an Inquisitor, and have my pick of Imperium armies....or an IG commander. All I have to shout is "Fire!" and "Fix Bayonets!". The rest takes care of itself...one way or another.

My attitude to the functioning of this IG army is much like my attitude to my current existing IG army. I would have a wealth of Basilisks, and a wealth of men. I would hope that by the time whatever foe has made it to my IG gun line, that my Basilisk would have blown them to crap.

The way that I grind down my soldiers against the enemy, I think they would grow to hate me...the ones that make it. I do appreciate my men though, and have places of honour for those that do well. (A Lascannon team in a squad once killed a monolith 1 game, and a Redeemer the next. I attached them to my Company Command). Hopefully I'd throw the survivors a bone and make them part of Platoon and Company command squads as well. If that doesn't work I always keep a commissar or two handy...

In either Fantasy or 40K, Ork warboss is the only way to go. You get to bash stuff, boss people around and enjoy yourself all day.
Though realistically I'd end up as a Gobbo Warboss with a Gork Complex, yelling in a high pitched voice while farting from overexertion as my diminutive minions failed to accomplish anything of note.

Space Marine Chapter Master.

Runnin' Round with double Thunder Hammers and I doesn't afraid of anything.

In WHFB?

Garok Da Face-Krusha

Because you can't go wrong with good 'ol Orcs and Goblins.

Death Guard Commander.

Because your boys are " 'arder" and "killier" than the ork boyz.

Stormtrooper Sargeant. It'd be so friggin epic, pulling special ops stuff on an epic level, with sprawling cities and what not covering planets

Noise Marines.

Using distorted sound as a weapon just seems so awesome.

Besides, I have at least a little in common with Slaanesh and I like black and pink.

This looks like a fun thread.

I'll second Space Marine Chapter Master.

I'd lead major missions from the front lines, even spearheading the drop pod assault the precedes every campaign. I would aim to be a forward thinking master, not limiting the potential of my chapter due to superstition, following the mantra of "the end justifies the means." Above all, I would always keep in mind that the Astartes are first and foremost defenders of mankind, and would strive to ensure that innocent lives are always protected, regardless of the cost.

Plus, having tricked out artificier armor, and master crafted lighting claws with built in bolters would be awesome.

Obviously you are all forgetting the best answer of all...The Hive Mind! Only Gork and Mork aren't intimidated by it. And not to mention, you would have enough soldiers to outnumber well...everyone...except maybe Orks. Damn you Gork and Mork!

Space Marine captain/chapter master running around with double Storm Sheilds and doesn't afriad of anything

An Imperial Colenol leading an army of scouts, Camo cloaks and sniper rifles are my main equipment. "Be swift and silent like the wind" is my motto.

Imperial Guard. Leading comfortably from the rear.

Eldar Farseer of Ulthwe.

Wolf Lord:
Come on people charging around with a huge axe and then back to the Fang for as much beer and red meat as you can handle. Sounds like a plan!

Necron Lord attaced to a wraith body leading wraiths. You get to be insane from 60 million years of isolation and rip things apart.

Anyways who doesn't want to phase through walls. (If they could)

I wouldn't mind commanding a specialised guard company which operates almost exclusively in space, using modified "stealth" valks etc to infiltrate orbital defences, ship yards, space stations, enemy ships (etc) to plant explosives, disable systems and generally disrupt the defences for when the Imperial forces attack (often working in space suits on the outside of the structures).

I would like to be a relatively well liked commander who works well with his small force and who is not afraid of mucking in and getting his hands dirty in any and all aspects of the company's activities (from kitchen work to planting explosives and sneak raids).

I would probably weild some kind of power sword and use some kind of bolt pistol, with a backup of a las pistol.

Wait, your telling me I have to travel around looking for fights and remain in the general vicinety of them untill they are finished? Man, sign me up for the biggest aroumor around. Titan princeps of the Divisio Mandati (the all-imperetor one that only fights low tech humans) or, failing that, Terminator armor.
Actually, scrach that, I want to be an artillery commander on a backwater (AKA safe) planet with a well drilled PDF.

Colonel O'Grady wrote:Stormtrooper Sargeant. It'd be so friggin epic, pulling special ops stuff on an epic level, with sprawling cities and what not covering planets

And you get to be BFF with terminators and surf tanks into battle!

On a personal choice, C-Tan, here I come. Even the tyranids don't mess with me then.

Wolfguard pack-leader with 4 trusty Grey Hunters.

We go, and stay until we can do no more.

I would love to be a Greater daemon, probably a lord of change. Sure, you spend most of your existence trapped in a dimesional prison, and are ternally bound to serve a god who you can never fathom, but c'mon-You're a giant bird with a near limitless control over sorcery, with an endless gibbering horde of daemonic minions at your command, ready to loot and pillage the mortal world. Just got to watch out for those pesky Grey knights.

WHFB-A skink Cheif-Stegadons is fun .

40k: Ordos Malleus inquisitor.

Even though they serve the Imperium, Daemonhunter Inquisitors genuinely are combatting evil. Plus they get knowledge and freedom unrivaled in the Imperium. Yes, I'd eventually go insane from chaos influence, but meh...

Either that or a commander of Gue'vesa regiment. At least the Tau give human servants some sort of liberty.

WHFB: Easy, Bretonnian Grail Knight Paladin.

Slaneesh demon prince. LOL
OR
White scars biker captain.

I rather service those, Tech marine , start buidling a huge army of dreadnuaghts

I'd be a dark angle vet with power fist and bolter with a lucky shot

I would like to command my space marine chapter and live on the paradise world of Drancoris. But possiblities are silm to none. -.-.

Wolf Lord Or a Ork Nob, either one means I get to kill ALOT. For fantasy....I would be a Chaos Champion.

A grey knight grand master. How could anyone not admire their purity and unrelenting resolve? Furthermore, who else slays outright..? Eat your heart out all you Eternal Warriors. ......I just hope none of you brought a lascannon..

Archon of a Kabal with my "trusty" Incubi retinue. Striking at unprepared targets with speed and terror that would make an Night Lord blush. Finally disappearing back to the webway before any force could be brought to oppose me.

I'd be a mek leading a big band of lootas. Just having that much dakka around you cant go wrong.

A commander of a tank battalion in a Baneblade while I lead the charge, supported with thousands of men, leman russes, and valkyries flying above, now THAT would be epic. i would just run over anything short of a Carnifex with my tank tracks :]

I'd be a Cadian General from a noble family, I'd have earned my rank through my title and connections rather than any actual talent.

I'll treat the men as pawns, sending them to get blown apart and die thanks to my incompetence... but there are always men to replace them

If I see a group of men and I feel particularly cruel I'll have them flogged.

As a matter of fact, flogging will be pretty much universal for the most minor of infractions... and I'll shoot more of my own men than the enemy!

Excellent...

DoomRider leading an army of forgotten heroes..

Cypher, makari, Naaman would be my lieutenants commanding squads of squats with zoats space slaan.. And when it all goes pear shaped against the forces of Jervis I warp out.

Eldrad...obv
give me a load of guardians, jetbikes, vypers and a wave serpent full of banshees and id be more than happy

Chapter Master of the Raven Guard with a trusty relic weapon and meltagun. Into the shadows I go.......................

I would lead an army of DE wyches and be a ruthless lustful leader. Immersing myself in both an orgy of blood, and lust. I would slaughter for the pure enjoyment of it, and relish in the toture of new found slaves in the arenas. I would also have each member of my wych cult cut their stomach upon my armor to show loyalty to me. Yep I know it's sick, but the total perversion of it is exciting!

@the above.

Hot....

thanks

Alright, I would want to change my answer.

I want to be an Inquisitor of the Ordo Sepulturum. (Look it up.)

My two favortie things: killing zombies, and 40k.

Tyranids i would totally be a swarmlord. i would kill everything, and destroy planets.

Chaos Lord of Khorne, leading a World Eater warband killing as many Slaanesh and Tzeentch armies I can find. SCREW this Chaos God hug fest bull!

Tau commander cool under pressure with a keen tactical sense. Regarding battle as a chess game to be won with the least possible sacrifice. Standard Hunter Cadre at my command

I'd be a Warmaster in the guardsmen. WHo wouldnt want the ability to command 100billion men to fire millions of las guns and thousands of artillery blasts into my enemy?

Well, I don't have a clear cut answer here... lots of appealing command postings in 40K.

I'd have to stick to my favorite Iron Warriors, though. Sitting in a trench for months, shooting enough heavy ordnance to destroy a small planet while also dabbling in ... "civil engineering" sounds like a plan, though...

Slaaneshii sorcerer. "Come, we have such delights to show you... just let yourself relax into our call and feel."

Emmkay wrote:Wolf Lord:
Come on people charging around with a huge axe and then back to the Fang for as much beer and red meat as you can handle. Sounds like a plan!

Bang on although being Leman Russ would be incredible there would be pretty much nothing you couldn't eat, kill or f***

the sisters of battle for obvious reasons ;D

Either an IG commander or a Tau Commander.

C'tan

An Immortal, God, that consumes stars and commands and undead force of robots!

Life doesn't get any better, than harvesting mortals for their tasty souls.

The hive mind, because little do you know, the hive mind is actually the emperor's subconscious so i would kind of be controlling 2 armies. oh yes...

The Emprah of Mankind

Empchild wrote:I would lead an army of DE wyches and be a ruthless lustful leader. Immersing myself in both an orgy of blood, and lust. I would slaughter for the pure enjoyment of it, and relish in the toture of new found slaves in the arenas. I would also have each member of my wych cult cut their stomach upon my armor to show loyalty to me. Yep I know it's sick, but the total perversion of it is exciting!

Thats strangely erotic o-o

Definately calling Orks...

Wun....des liv furever.

Tooth-.....we'se git bigga fer we'se da Orks ands da more we'se fight, da bigga we'se get.

Tree- snazzy upgreds, er....upgrups.... gubbinz like spinny bladez and dakka armz!DAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKA!!!!!

Fore- tasty grot snaks!

If iz led da boyz, id hav big gunz. Lots an lots of big gunz that shoot the 'umies fulla 'oles!

Empchild wrote:I would lead an army of DE wyches and be a ruthless lustful leader. Immersing myself in both an orgy of blood, and lust. I would slaughter for the pure enjoyment of it, and relish in the toture of new found slaves in the arenas. I would also have each member of my wych cult cut their stomach upon my armor to show loyalty to me. Yep I know it's sick, but the total perversion of it is exciting!

That's...

Thats.....

I'd be a Tau Shield Drone. You chill away from the chaos. No one gets mad if you screw up, everyone loves you and if you get hurt it's an easy repair to get you up and running again.

Also, easy upgrades to specialist roles.

Ummm I would lead a squad of Firewarriors. Their combat suits just look sweet to me.

I would be a SM chapter master.

Or a commisar

or a certain tactical genius

Empchild wrote:I would lead an army of DE wyches and be a ruthless lustful leader. Immersing myself in both an orgy of blood, and lust. I would slaughter for the pure enjoyment of it, and relish in the toture of new found slaves in the arenas. I would also have each member of my wych cult cut their stomach upon my armor to show loyalty to me. Yep I know it's sick, but the total perversion of it is exciting!

*vomits in all directions*

Ah, well, now thats over...

I would be the sergeant of a Space Marine Sterngaurd Squad.

Me: "I get any gun I want?"

Armory Servitor: "Yes my lord. Any you want."

Me: "Cool. I'll take a lasscannon, a bolter a.... can you get someone to be a carrier for all this?"

(You get the idea)

World Eater commander. Because when life hands you lemons....BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!!

eldarbgamer13 wrote:World Eater commander. Because when life hands you lemons....BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!!

Isn't World Eater Commander the biggest contradiction in terms since God-Emperor?

Imperial Guard,because you can never throw enough bodies and flashlights at the enemy and I like their artillery,Earthshaker rounds are awesome.

A squad of grey hunters.

an inquisitor I would be able to call on the imperial guard, grey knights and space marines to name but a few.

nothing could stand in my way with the might of the imperial guard behind me (or rather in front of me soaking up bullets), the rest in reserves in case I run out of guards to throw at them and the emperor as my guiding light

I'd totally be a hard-ass commissar and lead some guardsmen. Shooting my own men IN THE FACE with no repercussions is AWESOME!!!

I'd be an ordo Xenos radical inquisitor. Trying to use unorthodox ways to combat alien threats. (wish they'd get their own army already )

Either that or a ruthless Dark Eldar Kabal leader.

I would lead penal legions to their salvation thrue death and sacrifice to the immortal emperor. If not that I would lead a battalion of Cacthan jungel figthers.

In WHFB I would lead a army of Emperial foot soldiers from Northland or a host of High Elfs comming my allies to the aid in their time of need.

Lexx wrote:Trying to use unorthodox ways to combat alien threats.

I'd be a CSM Lord/ eventually Daemon Prince, crusading across the universe with some loyal Undivided marines, Cult Marines and whoever/whatever I can get my hands on. We'd spread the truth and life of Chaos across the galaxy, striving to rid the galaxy of the Imperium.

Captain of the Deathwing, like come on, you get an army of TDA veterans and Land Raiders.

Or a commander of a Guard Jump company that's a mix of Vets and Storm Troopers, no one would be safe.

I've changed my mind.

40k. A Nurgle Sorcerer a twisted schemer kinda like Sindri and I would bring about the doom of entire planets. With a warband of my former chapters now twisted Marines and a few daemons.

Fantasy. A Blood Dragon Vampire Lord. I like the idea of being Vlad the Impaler in fantasy. And as lord I would have a good dozen Blood Knights with me. Hundreds of Crypt Guard manning my desecrated castle. And Hundreds upon thousands of Skeleton Warriors.

Slaanesh... oh who am I kidding, If i went slaanesh anything.. i'd never see combat.

So yea.. Night Lords Captain :3
Warboss..

for fantasy..

Ogre Tyrant just eat anyone who opposes you!

Happygrunt wrote:Ah, well, now thats over...

I would be the sergeant of a Space Marine Sterngaurd Squad.

Me: "I get any gun I want?"

Armory Servitor: "Yes my lord. Any you want."

Me: "Cool. I'll take a lasscannon, a bolter a.... can you get someone to be a carrier for all this?"

(You get the idea)

I think you mean LAYScannon.

Anyway, I would be the princepts of an imperator titan with a titan company and the accompanying skitari at my command

Thats easy! Warmaster of the Imperial Guard... I would focus on allowing Regiments to work w/ what they are good with i.e scout speclists not sent into the meat grinder and used for scouting, hevay infantry used as shock troops etc. no glory fur dah emprah send in dah next wave hurr for me XD

Simple. KHORNE!!!

I'd lead an IG regiment for the artillery.

ginger_nid_dude wrote:

Anyway, I would be the princepts of an imperator titan with a titan company and the accompanying skitari at my command

oh you beat me to it.
i would be a princepts of an imperator titan, with a titan company. but who needs infantry when you have a GOD MACHINE!!!!

if not i would be a guard commander who actually cares for his men/women and trys to find solutions to stop the conflict through massive artillery strikes, pre emptive strikes and inflitration/sabbortage, etc

Or i would be a Commissar ridinig on top of a tank into battle because its hardcore!

An Inquisitor Lord. All the power I'd need to infiltrate and destroy the corrupt forces behind the Imperium...

It would be a silent war.

Orkz, WAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd be a Colonel commanding the troops, and leading them towards glorious victory. Destroying any xenos threat that rose with mass amounts of flashlights, and then sending in the troops to finish the job after the enemy fell into an epileptic seizure from the constant flshlights.

i'm kinda shocked nobodies said any of the other Chaos Gods or Gork or Mork.

command my space mrine chapter, the Knights Redemptio. They are a chapter used by the grey knights when a powerful psyker needs taking down, and thanks to the pariah gene, the psyker's power will not effect them.

I'd like to be able to command a baneblade platoon, or any other armour colum, and i probably place getting every man that i could out alive than getting the job done, but probably lose people somewhere along the line...

orks and alot of them

Probably a Grey Knight Grandmaster with a GKT retinue. Holocaust, Storm Bolters and NFWs. There will be nothing left alive.

Failing that.... And IG Commissar Lord. Give the order 'Fix Bayonets" and sound the charge, all the time raining Basilisk Shells indiscriminately all over the battlefield, and making my heavy bolter squads slaughter the men to make them run faster.... any who flee are gunned down, as are those too slow.... Mwaahahahahahaha!!

I'd have to say IG. I'd be a Lord Marshal, but not the throw more bodies at it kind. I'd be obsessive compulsive about my battle plans, making sure to to achieve objectives with the minimum number of causalities.

I'd spend most of my time safely inside a super-heavy command tank or in space directing battles or studying tactics and dispositions.

I'd probably have a complex revolving around a need to prove that I'm more of a tactical genius then Creed, and probably failing. Most of my free time would probably be spent trying to infiltrate large and more outrageous things to prove my skill.

9th company captain

I'd lead an army that leads every other army in the 40k galaxy! Then 40k would be pointless mwahahahaha!

Hmm... I want to live long, kick ass in combat, have my own personal rockband, be able to enjoy every moment (pain/pleasure), I'd be both a super charismatic and insanely confident commander.

I,d be Lucius the Eternal!

Seriously, is there any other choice?

Yes, because I second the Blood Dragon Vampire Lord, Super - Human strength + Chaos Lord WS + searching to conquer my need to drink blood, so damn simple

The Master of Assassins. No-one knows who I am, I'm a High Lord of Terra, and I have untold numbers of utterly lethal operatives at my command.

Epic... didn't think of that one.

Definately going for the space marine chapter master
ordering your battle brothers to open fire in an apocalypse level battle would be earth shatteringly awesome

The Colonel of an Airlanding regiment (Airbourne and gliders, A Bridge Too Far anyone?). A handlebar moustache, crimson beret and lots of witty soldiers with Mark 13 lasguns (fold-away stock, higher rate of fire than normal, lack stopping power - Sten guns basically). We are cocky but courageous.

a warsmith all that artilery you cant have anything stand in youre way

Uh, daemon prince of slaanesh, anyone? Immortality, drugs, sex, being able to crush small tanks with your dong...?

alexwars1 wrote:Uh, daemon prince of slaanesh, anyone? Immortality, drugs, sex, being able to crush small tanks with your dong...?

Dunno, the last bit sounds painful.

Eldar farseer of Ulthw'e

I'd be a Tyrannofex. Giant bug with massive cannon? Yes please. Or the Swarmlord. Bad tempered, evil, combat lover. Yep, that's me.

Morgrim wrote:

alexwars1 wrote:Uh, daemon prince of slaanesh, anyone? Immortality, drugs, sex, being able to crush small tanks with your dong...?

Dunno, the last bit sounds painful.

As a Slaaneshi daemon I think you would like that...

I'd personally be an Ordo Xeno Inquisitor. You can get away with anything (almost) in the Imperium, have a cadre of highly skilled operatives, near limitless wealth, the best technology around, and sometimes I might actually do my job and kill aliens/bust hedonistic nobles.

Plus, as Ordo Xeno there is less of a chance of soul-damnation that comes with Malleus/Hereticus.

Oh, and Eldar ladies...Sanctioned Xenos anyone?

hmmm... so many choices, I'd have to go with deamon prince of tzeentch, never dying, know everything, major magic powers whats not to like?

I'd be a warboss, of course. The fun I could have crushing a tank with one klaw and punching a subordinate with the other...

I would love to be an Space Marine chaplain because I'll have super cool black armour and skull helmet and Crozius Arcanum as my weapon and what spreads the word of the Emperor better than a blunt trauma to the head xDD

or be an librarian cause I could just have super cool psychic powers

or be one of the Legionaries of Legion of the Damned show up when the SM needs you and have awesome black armour with flames and bones on them

or just be a loyal SM of Ultramarines chapter

I would want to be myself and lead an army of Tau! Although I no longer like Tau as an army....tabletop wise. I still like their fluff and whatnot.
Plus I would want to get a Crisis suit custom fit to my liking. I would have a XV88 type Suit with 4 rail guns on it. Either that or a XV9 Hazard Suit but instead of the Burst Cannons I would
have them replaced with Twin linked Burst Cannons and a stealth generator with four shield drones.


Fantasy I would lead a tribe of Lizardmen into battle.