Who is your favorite Character in the 40k Universe?
Mine? Hands down, Inquisitor Roth, aka EPIC BADASS!

Khorne

Uriel Ventris, Captain, 4th Company, Ultramarines...

Awesome...

Captain Al'rahem hands down instead of leading from the back lines nice & safe he goes front lines hero and shows his men "WHO'S YO DADDY?!"

I think you just basically named every Catachan special character and their officers.

Dorden from Gaunt's Ghosts. I don't care how leninent Gaunt is, it takes balls to get between a Commissar and the guy he wants to shoot.

Old guy balls. Ew. Let's not go there.

Captain Garviel Loken

I don't know much about characters from books. And I haven't read a whole lot of fluff yet.

Commander Dante.

CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!!

Al'rahem by far-"I stab you with my sword and you die! whats that? an armor save? pfft, forget that your dead. haha!'

Maggs from Gaunts Ghosts.
Always has something clever to say.

Harlon Nayl chilled with Eisenhorn fought demons, heretics and the like AND lived now chills with super psycher Ravenor and continues to kick some xenos ass and he likes booze, women, and dirty jokes.....and to top it off he's just a regular guy in a crazy 40k world.

Fixit from the old ork codex

Ciaphas Cain.

Scout-Sergeant Mkoll, you can't see me!

Lucius the eternal = awesomeness

Shovan wrote:I don't know much about characters from books. And I haven't read a whole lot of fluff yet.

Commander Dante.

He was AMAZING in Rynns World. If you like Dante and the Fists, pick that book up.

Doomrider!

Captain Alessio Cortez, badass among men.

JDM wrote:He was AMAZING in Rynns World.

as long as we're bringing that up i might just vote kantor for his suave voice and his strange guy crush on cortez

Space Marine Bromance

Lets go with Fabius bile.

JDM wrote:

Shovan wrote:I don't know much about characters from books. And I haven't read a whole lot of fluff yet.

Commander Dante.

He was AMAZING in Rynns World. If you like Dante and the Fists, pick that book up.

I don't know what book you read but Dante wasn't in Rynns World.
Kantor was he's pretty badass and so was Cortez he's really badass but not Dante because he is a Blood Angel and the book is about Crimson Fists defending their homeworld.

Joetaco wrote:Captain Alessio Cortez, badass among men.

JDM wrote:He was AMAZING in Rynns World.

as long as we're bringing that up i might just vote kantor for his suave voice and his strange guy crush on cortez

The heros quest video tape?! ARG WHERE IS THAT HEAD FROM!!??!?!?!?!??!!??!?!?



Fav character eh..... I think Captain Badrukk. The guy took down a friggin VOIDWALE people. He eats, sleeps, and gaks awesomeness. But only fluff wise. I wouldnt use him in a game probably ever

Magnus the red

Malal
Ciaphas Cain
Rawne

In that order

Horus... as he is awesomeness incarnate before he fell to chaos

Patience

it's already been said, but loken, he fought for what he knew was right even when his leaders said he was wrong, to pull a line from legion, I know, not a fantastic movie but appropriet line, " you gave him what he wanted, I gave him what he needed" I heard that and nearly screamed gavriel at the screen =P

Varl...Why?...Because, well......I'll shoot you!

For novels.. hmm.. Talos (soul hunter)

Doomrider for lols.

Kharn for rules and gaming.

3rd
I think Kharn the betrayer has to be among my favourites. He's got a big axe 'and doesn't afraid of anything'...

I remember when he first came out in 2nd edition... He was the only human in the game with weapon skill 9 (which actually meant something back then). He had 6 wounds too, and could head butt a hive tyrant to death without breaking his stride.

I think he's been toned-down a little now, but he's still a bad ass. And a great miniature.

2nd
My second favourite I'll give to 'Mad' Donna Ulanti, she's also a bad ass... Who else in the 40k universe has Psycho-Bitch listed under their special rules?

1st
It's gonna be Wazdakka Gutsmek! Because not only is he a genius, he's also completely nuts... and the only creature in the 40k universe man enough to have a battle cannon mounted on his bike.

Cpt. Loken by a mile. I now wanna build a preheresy Luna Wolves 10th company army soooooooo bad

Cpt. Loken by a mile. I now wanna build a preheresy Luna Wolves 10th company army soooooooo bad

Cpt. Loken by a mile. I now wanna build a preheresy Luna Wolves 10th company army soooooooo bad

You must really like captain loken, to post it three times.

Actually, I was thinking more "modern" (not horus Heresy) novels with my previous answer.

I'd have to say Garro.

It has to be Wazdakka. He took out a titan by jumping his bike through the void shields (setting himself on fire) and killing the crew (while still on fire).

Dat boy is da orkiest.

I didnt mean to trip post, my computer hates me.

Modern times i have to go with Pedro or Uriel

Tzeentch (Just as planned)

Between these:

The Deciever
Astorath the Grim
Commander Dante
Chaplian Lemartes
Inquisitor Lord Karamazov

Inquisitor Badasious, hands down.

vodo40k wrote:CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!!

Also creed (tactical genius and all that)

I heard rumours that some guy called maverick taught creed everything he knows.... just sayin' xD

I heard a rumour that Maverick learnt everything he knows from a Cadet Commissar's notebook (I'd like that back some day...)

I heard rumours that Maverick has never heard ANYTHING about ANY notebook what-so-ever.

Zygmund Moloch, close runner up Ezrah ap Niht. Horus was massive but this dude was so insidiously evil he had to be killed twice, plus he had some really neat tricks.

Commisar Yarrick Because he is made out of pure awesomenes!

purplefood wrote:

JDM wrote:

Shovan wrote:I don't know much about characters from books. And I haven't read a whole lot of fluff yet.

Commander Dante.

He was AMAZING in Rynns World. If you like Dante and the Fists, pick that book up.

I don't know what book you read but Dante wasn't in Rynns World.
Kantor was he's pretty badass and so was Cortez he's really badass but not Dante because he is a Blood Angel and the book is about Crimson Fists defending their homeworld.

Good Hevens, your right! Me and my Mix Matched self!

Although I like Garviel Loken too (he lives! ...maybe), I like Sarpedon the (Twice-traitor, Librarian, Chapter Master) Soul Drinker.

Warsmith Honsou, that is a man destined for greatness .

Cypher
Lord Solar Macharius
Yarrick

Sly Marbo...if you don't know why then prepare to get kicked two weeks ago...

Kharn

Cadet_Commissar_Ludd wrote:Scout-Sergeant Mkoll, you can't see me!

Mkvenner>Mkoll

Favourite Charactor has to be either Major Rawne or Major Broklaw

Edit: Forgot Bastonne

Amberley Vail - sexy, fun, likes fast cars - oh and she is an Inquisitor..............

Commissar Cain - great guy

My favorite characters are Commisar Caiphas Cain,Chapter Master Tu'shan,Creed and of course Leman Russ(the most awesome primach).

Jihadnik wrote:Uriel Ventris, Captain, 4th Company, Ultramarines...

Awesome...

Dang. This was mine

Other that him, I really like knight commander pask. His fluff is soooo epic. I think it's something like:
"He commondeered a leman russ that's turret was completely destroyed, yet he managed to score another 14 kills against enemy vehicles"
"He managed to score no less than 4 titan-class kills"

He's just epic.

Pask really is the Chuck Norris of tank drivers, in all fairness to the guy.

Maverick wrote:Pask really is the Chuck Norris of tank drivers, in all fairness to the guy.

....(Is that a good thing?)

Samus_aran115 wrote:

Maverick wrote:Pask really is the Chuck Norris of tank drivers, in all fairness to the guy.

....(Is that a good thing?)

Do you really need to ask?

Tuska the Daemon-Killa.
Led a WAAAGH into the warp and ripped the balls off a Blood Prince of Khorne (Why a khornate daemon has gnads is a question I choose not to ask).
The kind of Ork a grot can look up to.

Oooooh....I had forgotten about him...and he's un-dieing he just comes back to life the next morning to do it all over again.

Skulltaker , he kicks ass! no wait .... SINDRI!

templeorks wrote:Lets go with Fabius bile.

Change mine to this, making the most effed up things known to humanity just for fun

Captain Garro from pre-heresy Death Gaurd. Black Library will be releaseing some books about him soon.

Roger Houston an Adeptus Artibutes . I can't believe i made this guy O.o.
But to stay with theme.
Captain Cortez. Because he has 85% of his body is bionic. He is a hero in my book.

Skulltaker by far he's a total killing machine.

Acardia wrote:Skulltaker by far he's a total killing machine.

yeah but 10 sternguard can make him have a bad day.

Add chenkov to that list, purely because he throws wave upon wave of conscripts at formations... because he can xD

yarrik: you dont find many people who can fire lasors out of their eye

raptor8 wrote:yarrik: you dont find many people who can fire lasors out of their eye

That's a true fact. Why don't we remedy that.

*Tears out raptor8's eye*

*replaces with bale eye*

Voila!

*fires bale eye at maverick*

Lieutenant Kage. He's a nutcase, and is good at what he does. Crazy enough to feel sane.

Ahriman.

Powerful Sorcerer, and protagonist of a darn sweet Horus Heresy novel.

Eisenhorn. Mostly because he's an extremely fallible character.

Saul Tarvitz of the Emperors Children...He was such an awesome character.

The emperor of mankind. Just because.

As far as pre- heresy goes I would have to say Sanguinius for his innate leadership abilities noted in two places; first in one of the HH novels when someone who would know says he should have been warmaster and second when he was described in contrast to leman Russ in another book. To paraphrase: "Where russ looked for a man's weakness, Sanguinius looked for his strengths."

Gunnery Sergeant Harker Is my Favorite. He's a real Soldier. he dosen't need power armor like those Power Ranger Space Marines!


http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m340070a_99060105265_IGHarker_445x319.jpg

Sindri Myr.
Not many people pay him attention, cause he's from DOW, but I think he is such a magnificent bastard. So eloquent, and such a conniving git. He caused the Blood Ravens to sacrifice their troops to help him ascend to daemonhood, and he caused the death of that annoying Bale.

Brother Sergent Rafen of the Blood Angels.

Eisenhorn
Ravenor
Loken (lots of good characters in HH)
Uriel
Gaunt (from what I've read)

Roth seems pretty cool so far, I tend to like inquisitors since they are more 'human' characters than the rigid, indoctrinated (sometimes) space marines.

Alaric & Sarpendon

edit: I also really enjoyed the portrayal of Ahriman in 'A Thousand Sons'

Mad Dok Grotsnik for sure!

Bjorn the Fell Handed. Loses a hand to psichic feedback, gets left behind when russ leaves, becomes chapter master, becomes a dreadnought, and is still around to tell the tale!

Also Lukas- for sharing twelve beds in one night!

Oh, and Kharn, for being awesome.

Jihadnik wrote:Uriel Ventris, Captain, 4th Company, Ultramarines...

Awesome...

I would like Ventris but but his armour has horrific man-boobs with nipple rings scupted on it....

40k Fashion?

An'ggrath the Unbound!!! Even the Grey Knights fear the mention of his name...SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!

UbiSwanky2 wrote:Harlon Nayl chilled with Eisenhorn fought demons, heretics and the like AND lived now chills with super psycher Ravenor and continues to kick some xenos ass and he likes booze, women, and dirty jokes.....and to top it off he's just a regular guy in a crazy 40k world.

With a prosthetic middle finger.
And I second this, Nayl is also my favorite.

Everything about Helbrecht suggests he'll kick anyone's ass.

hlaine larkin and scout mkvenner. you just can't touch'em

Asherian Command wrote:Roger Houston an Adeptus Artibutes . I can't believe i made this guy O.o.
But to stay with theme.
Captain Cortez. Because he has 85% of his body is bionic. He is a hero in my book.

I'll go with Cortez too, he disarmed a Warboss by getting the Ork's weapon stuck in his ribcage, talk about badass.
But what's all this about bionics, thought that was Cassius' thing?
Also is he in Rynn's World?

Kharn the Betrayer- as its already been said, he doesnt afraid of anything and he's full of MAIM! KILL! BURN!

Cypher. He is one of reason why I still play 40K.

Eisenhorn. He is one of reason why my IG is detached with Inquisitor.

Fischig. He is reason why my inquisitor is guarded by Adeptus Arbites Judge.

major rawne or cadet commissar ludd

(yes i like the ghosts)

CAAAPTIN LYSANDERRRRRR

he can break out of any jail with his moehawk goatee and a BIG hammer.


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Sir Motor wrote:Cypher. He is one of reason why I still play 40K.

Eisenhorn. He is one of reason why my IG is detached with Inquisitor.

Fischig. He is reason why my inquisitor is guarded by Adeptus Arbites Judge.

+1 for Eisenhorn &
Fischig & Cypher

Priad from the Iron Snakes!!
Cortez and alessio from the Crimson Fist
Chaplain from Helzreach or in the chapter the blac templars (forgot his name)

Alessio Cortez- rock hard, lost an arm and still wan't to fight
Captain Invictus 1st company- unsure
Janus Kennon- rebel

chr15t09h3r

an00bis wrote:Chaplain from Helzreach or in the chapter the blac templars (forgot his name)

Aww damn, I read through the entire thread and the second-to-last poster steals my favourite .


...anyhow, Chaplain Grimaldus, Hero of Helsreach. ONLY IN DEATH DOES DUTY END!

Eldrad Ulthran cause he is a massive dick. He is renowned as the foremost psyker of the Eldar, Farseer for the craftworld Ulthwe. He is awfully fond of engaging in overly elaborate plots to tweak the balance of fate, presumably to preserve the Eldar as a species. Also, he engages in only the highest forms of dickishness, as these accounts attest.

For example:
"Eldrad points at a particular Ork nob riding in the back of one of their wartrukks.
"That one. Take off his ear. His *left* ear. Right...now."

The sniper fires, cleanly severing the Ork's ear. The thing roars like the beast it is, looks around, and smacks the Ork beside it right off the back of the bouncing vehicle. The fallen Ork doesn't even have time to stop rolling before it gets run over by another Ork on a warbike; the bike nearly crashes, and one of the bombs sitting in a rack near the back bounces loose and falls to the ground. Eldrad looks at it, nods in satisfaction, and motions for us to leave."

XxRVNGRDxX wrote:Saul Tarvitz of the Emperors Children...He was such an awesome character.

I will second this Saul definitely rocked.

For "modern" characters I would have to go with Mephistion. Always had a soft spot for someone who conquered the Black Rage through sheer will (even though the new fluff tries to make his situation more sinister).

Che-Vito wrote:Lieutenant Kage. He's a nutcase, and is good at what he does. Crazy enough to feel sane.

Just gotta agree with that He's just your regular loveable psychopath. Besides, you have to give the man some credit, he's the one who took down Herman von Strab.

Iron Hands, Hands Down!

ironhand45 wrote:Iron Hands, Hands Down!

Please re-read the topic name

JDM is a hackzor and its Ferrus Manus

Thorheim wrote:Eldrad Ulthran cause he is a massive dick. He is renowned as the foremost psyker of the Eldar, Farseer for the craftworld Ulthwe. He is awfully fond of engaging in overly elaborate plots to tweak the balance of fate, presumably to preserve the Eldar as a species. Also, he engages in only the highest forms of dickishness, as these accounts attest.

For example:
"Eldrad points at a particular Ork nob riding in the back of one of their wartrukks.
"That one. Take off his ear. His *left* ear. Right...now."

The sniper fires, cleanly severing the Ork's ear. The thing roars like the beast it is, looks around, and smacks the Ork beside it right off the back of the bouncing vehicle. The fallen Ork doesn't even have time to stop rolling before it gets run over by another Ork on a warbike; the bike nearly crashes, and one of the bombs sitting in a rack near the back bounces loose and falls to the ground. Eldrad looks at it, nods in satisfaction, and motions for us to leave."

Ya, then gets eaten by Slaanesh. Of the 10,000 concerns on a Farseer's list number 1 is:

1) Don't get eaten by Slannesh

Whoever invented the Lifta-Droppa. Best. Weapon. Ever.

Harlon Nayl!

Fabious Bile- Most sinister villian in 40k, hands down

Laughing God wrote:Fabious Bile- Most sinister villian in 40k, hands down

Have you read Black Tide, because he's pretty fething sinister in that

Laughing God wrote:Fabious Bile- Most sinister villian in 40k, hands down

Is he the one that modifies everything and cloned Horus?
chr15t09h3r

=I= White-Wolf wrote:Sly Marbo...if you don't know why then prepare to get kicked two weeks ago...

He's Behind You, definitely my vote goes to Sly Marbo, best XXpoints value ever.

CHR15T09H3R wrote:

Laughing God wrote:Fabious Bile- Most sinister villian in 40k, hands down

Is he the one that modifies everything and cloned Horus?
chr15t09h3r

Yep.

Ok this guy (alien) is not an indepent or special character but it sure does own everything in it,s path it is the deathleaper from the tyranids


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my vote for a special character goes to commisar yarrick he is basically the imperials version of necron times 100

Either Mkoll or Larkin from the Guant's Ghosts series, or Private Parts from "A Day in the Life of a Commissar" (seen on Youtube)

Arjac Rockfist, the fist of Anvil (dunno if the "fist of Anvil" part is correct)

Hmm I'd go for Marbo (hmm feeling bored lets blow up a convoy or go hunt lictors xD), Straken (Shut up foo's I'll show you how it's done), Creed (just plain awesome background) or Mad Larks from Gaunts Ghosts (plane awesome, crazy and blows heads up) xP

Thorheim wrote:For example:
"Eldrad points at a particular Ork nob riding in the back of one of their wartrukks.
"That one. Take off his ear. His *left* ear. Right...now."

The sniper fires, cleanly severing the Ork's ear. The thing roars like the beast it is, looks around, and smacks the Ork beside it right off the back of the bouncing vehicle. The fallen Ork doesn't even have time to stop rolling before it gets run over by another Ork on a warbike; the bike nearly crashes, and one of the bombs sitting in a rack near the back bounces loose and falls to the ground. Eldrad looks at it, nods in satisfaction, and motions for us to leave."

Oh I see where this story is going...

my fav would have to be... like everyone is MARBO!

the Cadian 88th Mechanised Infantry, headed by Captain Thade!!!!

battle Brother Lucifer wrote:

CHR15T09H3R wrote:

Laughing God wrote:Fabious Bile- Most sinister villian in 40k, hands down

Is he the one that modifies everything and cloned Horus?
chr15t09h3r

Yep.

he's awesome, he's got the special rule where you roll to see what his stats are

Ravenor. typhus. marbo.

As is typical, while many remembered Commissar Cain, no one mentioned Jurgen....

I feel that Jurgen is my favorite. The unsung hero who exists only to serve the Emperor (and Commissar Cain) without question.

As a tank lover I'm partial to both Pask and Weismann but for sheer awesomeness I like Ventris, he talked down the nightbringer, that is insane.

Gaunts Ghosts deserve their own section practically:
Hark
Ludd(dynamic duo)
Ban Daur (mostly for the end of Houour Guard)
Gaunt (duh)
MkVenner
Blenner (takes balls to stand up to an inquisitor)
Colonel Gilbear (he was pretty awesome in Necropolis)

After reading through the thread and seeing what other people have put I think I'll agree with the GG fans and go for Mkvenner cos he was such a bad ass in the Gereon underground. Dorden and Varl are good choices too but I think Mkvenner is just a legend. I'd love to see him as a close combat specialist Special Character in the next IG codex.

Collectors Range Gaunts Ghosts squad anyone? I'd buy it.

Hmmm. . .

Commissar Yarrick
Gazkhul Thraka
Ironhand Straken

Ragnar Black Mane!

Threw leman russ' own spear into a warp rift to stop a Tzeench invasion,

Then went in to the warp to get it back!

Badass!

Captain Bannon of the Deathwatch, fights like a hero dies a hero's death! Legend

mwnciboo wrote:Captain Bannon of the Deathwatch, fights like a hero dies a hero's death! Legend

For a one off character he was pretty hardcore.

I'd have to say Logan Grimnar, for pulling the Grey Knight card on those poor, poor chaos baddies. Wolves: 1 Daemons: 666

I'm going with Ollanius Pius because he has balls so massive that they dwarf that crazy planet-ship-thing that the Necrons used one time.

Doomrider and Kharn are tied for second. The combination of those two together would produce hilarious results, I'm sure.

No one has yet said superman... wait... Oh yeah 40k... Ghazgkull Thraka's the best. No doubt about it.

Cato Sicarius, Captain of the Ultramarines 2nd Company. Always loved the fluff and storyline's that included him.

hmm heres my top 5:
1.fulgrim- usually called weak but he is the only being who ever killed 2 primarchs
2.azreal- the current leader of the dark angels and interigator of luther
3.cypher- the mysterious character showing up across the galaxy
4.snikrot- an awesome ork character
5.- eildion- in the novel fulgrim he was fulgrims lord commander who lived unlike poor vespian

Gunny Jurgen, it doesnt matter who/what you are. Jurgen can solve it/you with a melta gun. Seriously, that guy has more kills then the entire valhallan 597th put together

Zho Sahaal from Lord of the Night ftw!!

*Deep breath*
Ciaphas Cain,
Hero Of The Imperium!

Rick Priestly

Seriously, though, Caiphas Cane, HERO of the Imperium has got to be one of my favorites. I also like some of the minor characters in the Cane stories like Regina Kasteen, Amberly Vail, Ferik Jurgen and Mari Magot.

Ciaphas Cain, Hero of the Imperium
Uriel Ventris
Alaric
Gaunt
Eisenhorn
oh and commander Farsight ( who else hold a really big knife in Tau?)

Stumper Muckstart. He packs a universe of badass into 3 feet of Ratling, baby!

And Night Haunter, aka Konrad Curze, aka the baddest mofo in 40K. Like Batman on steroids without morals. He's so badass he let himself be killed to prove a point. That's tough.

The squad leaders from DoW for being totally oblivious to what a tyranid was count? I know they had to explain to the uninformed but erm, humanities finest, surely a discussion of aprehension at facing them would have better than sheer ignorance

But probably Cloud Runner from Deathwing, not a major character by any means but this guy in the story shows even marines can have regrets and turmoil and also leading a couple of terminator squads against a planet of genestealers? Then sitting quite calmly when a contingent of marines comes enquiring why they went AWOL. Balls of steel that would make khorne proud

Number 1 choice would definently be Captain Luko of the Soul Drinkers Chapter (feth the system that is the Imperium! May the Emperor rise again to cleanse the Sinners!)

Luko is a good old fashoined killing machine! Hes like the only Space Marine Sergent with a pair of Lightning Claws! EPIC! With intergrated bolters! He's sunk his claws into Orks, Eldar, Necrons, Guard, Traitors, even other Marines! He stays true to his men making sure their morale never faulters. He makes his men believe he loves to fight even though he wishes for only peace. He is trusted by all his fellow brothers and would fight till the end.

2nd choice and really is a true favorite of mine is Brother Captain Alaric from the Grey Knights series. He kills a deamon just by saying it's own freaking name! He tears out the inside of a machine thats even bigger then a titan! and he battles through a planet ruled by the BLOOD GOD! HE IS EPIC!!!

Ben Counter FTW!!!

Ragnar Blackmane, everything about him is epic. And his novel series is my absolute favorite out of all of the warhammer books. Runner up his Typhus or Lucius the eternal.

Huron Blackheart, (or his weird tyranid-like pet).

Gunnery Sergeant Harker...

reasons:

1) He's a gaming personification of two of my favourite fictional characters... both played on film by Alex Baldwin (Animal Muther and Jane)

2) He's a Guardsman who walks around with a heavy bolter like hes a SM on roids...

3) One day he will find that pair of Catachan devil boots... and when he does...

Alessio Cortez, because he killed three ork warbosses in two days. And he is the Black Knight in speehs mureen form.

Kantor: Alessio, you've only one arm. You can't keep fighting.
Cortez: I do too have two arms... the other one is over there *points to arm a few feet away*

Ragnar Blackmane. Made me regret choosing Chaos over Wolves.