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This thread screams of all kinds of win and fail. Faiwin.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:Magnus the Red: Latin for large

Yes, Magnus does mean large, but a Magus (or Magi) is commonly known today as a magician, or person who wields magic (mage). In older days, a Magi was someone who could read the stars and manipulate the fate foretold by such information (Thank you, Wikipedia ). Hence, Magnus = Magus = Mage. And to those who don't know, Magnus is the Primarch of the Thousand Sons, and is a powerful psyker.

AgeOfEgos wrote:

kronk wrote:

AgeOfEgos wrote:

BluntmanDC wrote:

AgeOfEgos wrote:Here's another quiz. There is a 40k special character who has zealous faith....yet his name references a literary crisis of faith. Who is he and what does he reference?

chaplain cassius is probably a reference to a few saints with the same name

Nope.

Another hint; This guy is sure grand.

Thousand Sons Chapter Master Ahriman?

Nope.

Another hint; This guy is certainly judgmental.

Him?


Well its not exaclty the same though I suppose

Chernomazov: Arina Petrovna inadvertently brings out the implicit meaning of Alyosha’s surname: cherny is Russian for “black”; however, in Turkish and Tartar languages, kara also means “black” (the root, maz, in Russian conveys the idea of “paint” or “smear”).

So, Karamazov means black smear, as in sin, or the stain of original sin. Seems fitting from what I know so far of most of the Karamazovs. The black smear seems to rub off onto nearly everyone who is not vigilant.

Damn, ninja'd

Inquisitor Lord Karamazov on the Throne of Judgment, named after a famous Dostroyevsky character:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brothers_Karamazov

Edit:
Konrad Curze/Night Haunter-Konrad: Joseph Conrad author of Heart of Darkness with main evil character Kurtz (adapted for film as Apocalypse Now), Night Haunter is a take on Batman.

Another recent one:
Shas'o R'alai Forge World tau commander (pronounced "oh really")

Mon'Keigh=Monkey

Balance wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:

Illumini wrote:So we have a chapter dedicated to hiding their sexual preference and hunting down those that have come out of the closet? Dark angels just increased on the lame scale

You forgot about the dresses and the feathers.

Nothing wrong with feathers. Now, the whole chicken, that's kinky.

Sigged

S_P

Very good! That's him but the reference is a bit off. It's a reference to a parable told in the Brothers Karamazov, a novel about the existence of inherent morality or God. The parable is called the Grand Inquisitor and the storyline strongly matches that of Inquisitor Lord Karamazov (Interrogation of an innocent miracle worker, etc).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Inquisitor

GW sure does love their historical references. Nicely done!




Last one;

What's special about the illustration on the hammer from the 40k Rulebook?

kenshin620 wrote:

AgeOfEgos wrote:

kronk wrote:

AgeOfEgos wrote:

BluntmanDC wrote:

AgeOfEgos wrote:Here's another quiz. There is a 40k special character who has zealous faith....yet his name references a literary crisis of faith. Who is he and what does he reference?

chaplain cassius is probably a reference to a few saints with the same name

Nope.

Another hint; This guy is sure grand.

Thousand Sons Chapter Master Ahriman?

Nope.

Another hint; This guy is certainly judgmental.

Him?


Well its not exaclty the same though I suppose

Chernomazov: Arina Petrovna inadvertently brings out the implicit meaning of Alyosha’s surname: cherny is Russian for “black”; however, in Turkish and Tartar languages, kara also means “black” (the root, maz, in Russian conveys the idea of “paint” or “smear”).

So, Karamazov means black smear, as in sin, or the stain of original sin. Seems fitting from what I know so far of most of the Karamazovs. The black smear seems to rub off onto nearly everyone who is not vigilant.

AgeOfEgos wrote:Here's another quiz. There is a 40k special character who has zealous faith....yet his name references a literary crisis of faith. Who is he and what does he reference?

Ooh! Ooh!

is it the brothers karamazov?

Pedro Cantor - One of the original playtesters for Rogue Trader was Pete Cantor, coincidence?

AgeOfEgos wrote:Very good! That's him but the reference is a bit off.

My reference hit the mark though.

monkeytroll wrote:Pedro Cantor - One of the original playtesters for Rogue Trader was Pete Cantor, coincidence?

Reminds me of this miniature: A thief, stealing a book with GW written on it, at the base the name "Rick P." (Rick Priestley, inventor of Warhammer and Warhammer 40k, made redundant this year):

Switch the R and M of marbo, and what do you get?







It's Rambo, you lazy twits.

"Tanith" in latin is "Tanith", but "Tan" is "The only thing" -->The Tanith First and Only were the only regiment from their home planet.

"Vox" in latin means "The voice of the", as in the voice of command/commanders.

S_P

Perkustin wrote:This isn't a pun but is incredibly bad taste. Fabius Bile's Lethal poison is called 'Xyclos' i.e. 'Xyclos needler'. The poison chosen by Nazi's to gas the Jews was called 'Xyclon'. More specifically it was xyclon formula b though this doesn't fit my argument so i am discounting it lol....
Nobz is a corruption of Noble, a reference to how the orks have fallen....

It's actually spelt Zyklon , though you could say it's a homophone. You could go as far to say Bile himself is based somewhat on Josef Mengeles.

Kroothawk - that is a cool mini, not seen that before (or at least I can't recall it )

Ouze wrote:

fahujaskillz wrote:how about Dante, Mephiston, and Baal from the BA? not only a Diablo reference

Don't get me started on just how much Warhammer Fantasy Battle ripped off World of Warcraft. WoW has dwarves, they gave WHFB dwarves. WoW has Orcs, they gave WHFB orcs (and Orks). They even took a lot of the same classes - WoW has wizards, so WHFB has bright wizards. No shame.

WHFB is essentially one big giant ripoff of WoW and I think Blizzard should sue the pants off of them.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to see a man about a song which ends the world.

Dude, it's the other way around. Warhammer Fantasy Battle came out first.

GalacticDefender wrote:

Ouze wrote:

fahujaskillz wrote:how about Dante, Mephiston, and Baal from the BA? not only a Diablo reference

Don't get me started on just how much Warhammer Fantasy Battle ripped off World of Warcraft. WoW has dwarves, they gave WHFB dwarves. WoW has Orcs, they gave WHFB orcs (and Orks). They even took a lot of the same classes - WoW has wizards, so WHFB has bright wizards. No shame.

WHFB is essentially one big giant ripoff of WoW and I think Blizzard should sue the pants off of them.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to see a man about a song which ends the world.

Dude, it's the other way around. Warhammer Fantasy Battle came out first.

Le sigh

GalacticDefender wrote:

Ouze wrote:

fahujaskillz wrote:how about Dante, Mephiston, and Baal from the BA? not only a Diablo reference

Don't get me started on just how much Warhammer Fantasy Battle ripped off World of Warcraft. WoW has dwarves, they gave WHFB dwarves. WoW has Orcs, they gave WHFB orcs (and Orks). They even took a lot of the same classes - WoW has wizards, so WHFB has bright wizards. No shame.

WHFB is essentially one big giant ripoff of WoW and I think Blizzard should sue the pants off of them.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to see a man about a song which ends the world.

Dude, it's the other way around. Warhammer Fantasy Battle came out first.

thank you for insightfully missing the joke and the 4 pages of people not reading the thread and posting after seeing this and getting told to look down 4 posts, dear lord

So, the Praetorian Guard were the force of bodyguards for the Roman Emperors. So yeah, fairly obvious why any Imperium would be called that.

I highly doubt most of the Imperium is based on the Holy Roman Empire, but rather the Roman Empire of the Ancient World.

The Roman aquila was the eagle standard of each roman legion. I found this after a quick search through Wikipedia: "Although the Romans commonly considered it a point of honour to preserve their standards, in some cases of extreme danger the leader himself threw them among the ranks of the enemy in order to divert their attention or to animate his own soldiers." <--- Seems like a devotion to the Imperial aquila no?

The Roman Empire was extremely powerful at its prime and united a vast territory in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East under its banner, very much like the Imperium. Their armies were divided into legions, and were well-known for their well-trained elite heavy infantry, similar to the Space Marines. During its decline, it was severely damaged by corruption and the incursions of "barbarians", as is the Imperium declining from alien incursions as well as a more literal corruption.

Also, the Roman Emperor:

Wikipedia wrote:From the religious standpoint, emperors, in addition to their pontifical office, were also given divine status: initially after their death, but later from their accession. As Christianity prevailed over paganism, the emperor's religious status changed to that of Christ's regent on earth, and the Empire's status was seen as part of God's plan to Christianize the world.

Also, the Imperial cults: "In an effort to enhance loyalty, the inhabitants of the empire were called to participate in the Imperial cult to revere (usually deceased) emperors as demigods."

God-Emperor after his death much?

Also, the Roman Emperors had total legal authority following 23BC. I find the High Lords being mildly similar to the Senate as well.

Personally though, I like how Horus used to be the Primarch of the Lunar Wolves Legion (Horus, the god being ruler of the sky, including the sun and the moon)....along with his Eye of Horus thing people have mentioned.


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Elector wrote:So, the Praetorian Guard were the force of bodyguards for the Roman Emperors. So yeah, fairly obvious why any Imperium would be called that.

I highly doubt most of the Imperium is based on the Holy Roman Empire, but rather the Roman Empire of the Ancient World.

The Roman aquila was the eagle standard of each roman legion. I found this after a quick search through Wikipedia: "Although the Romans commonly considered it a point of honour to preserve their standards, in some cases of extreme danger the leader himself threw them among the ranks of the enemy in order to divert their attention or to animate his own soldiers." <--- Seems like a devotion to the Imperial aquila no?

The Roman Empire was extremely powerful at its prime and united a vast territory in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East under its banner, very much like the Imperium. Their armies were divided into legions, and were well-known for their well-trained elite heavy infantry, similar to the Space Marines. During its decline, it was severely damaged by corruption and the incursions of "barbarians", as is the Imperium declining from alien incursions as well as a more literal corruption.

Also, the Roman Emperor:

Wikipedia wrote:From the religious standpoint, emperors, in addition to their pontifical office, were also given divine status: initially after their death, but later from their accession. As Christianity prevailed over paganism, the emperor's religious status changed to that of Christ's regent on earth, and the Empire's status was seen as part of God's plan to Christianize the world.

Also, the Imperial cults: "In an effort to enhance loyalty, the inhabitants of the empire were called to participate in the Imperial cult to revere (usually deceased) emperors as demigods."

God-Emperor after his death much?

Also, the Roman Emperors had total legal authority following 23BC. I find the High Lords being mildly similar to the Senate as well.

Personally though, I like how Horus used to be the Primarch of the Lunar Wolves Legion (Horus, the god being ruler of the sky, including the sun and the moon)....along with his Eye of Horus thing people have mentioned.

Also, you talking about the serpents' Laocoon image on the shield?

themocaw wrote:

Hückleberry wrote:From the Imperial Guard codex. Sergeant Bastone = Gunny Sgt. John Basilone. The only Marine to win the Medal of Honor and Navy Cross during WW2. Remembered for his heroic stand on Gudalcanal and reenlisting only to die on the first day of Iwo Jima.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bastogne

More likely it's a reference to this instead.

How does a battle equal a person? Even the special orders for the character are direct quotes from Sgt Basilone. Watch The Pacific then you will see what I'm talking about.

After reading both wikis huckleberry theory make a whole lot more sense.

kenshin620 wrote:Le sigh

Yeah, pretty much. As well people posting to correct something that was not only a joke, but shown to be a joke a half dozen times, there's people posting the same puns as other posters, over and over again. How many times have people mentioned Sly Marbo by now?

I guess people are really keen on talking more than they are on listening.

sebster wrote:

kenshin620 wrote:Le sigh

Yeah, pretty much. As well people posting to correct something that was not only a joke, but shown to be a joke a half dozen times, there's people posting the same puns as other posters, over and over again. How many times have people mentioned Sly Marbo by now?

I guess people are really keen on talking more than they are on listening.

Sly Rambo.
Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

Sly Marbo is also a reference to the Marboro Man, archetypical American cowboy.

Read Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'. The sorcerer Prospero teaches the savage Caliban language. Actually, lots of the Bard's stuff shows up in GW worlds.

For a real treat, check out 'Space Viking' by H. Beam Piper, written in 1962. I'm not saying the creators of 40K based it on this book alone, but it sure seems like they got a lot of ideas from it. Like Trask. And Tanith. And Space Vikings (Space Wolves...) Oh, yeah, GW is the only one that seems influenced by this book. There is an ice planet named Hoth in there, too. Project Gutenburg has it online for free, even!

Saldiven wrote:
Actually, Tolkien took his idea of races from Northern Germanic legend, mythology, and folklore. ...
My only point is that Tolkien didn't create these names or ideas, and he never claimed to. He was a professor of Medieval English Literature, and much of his work as an author was an attempt to sustain the Northern Germanic folklore that is the basis for English legends, fairy tales, cultural beliefs, etc.

I know and I never said he invented the races, I said he was the first to include them together in one universe.


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Kid_Kyoto wrote:Sly Marbo is also a reference to the Marboro Man, archetypical American cowboy.

Marlboro Man, he was the icon of Marlboro cigarettes.


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Elector wrote:
I highly doubt most of the Imperium is based on the Holy Roman Empire, but rather the Roman Empire of the Ancient World.

The Roman aquila was the eagle standard of each roman legion. Although the Romans commonly considered it a point of honour to preserve their standards, in some cases of extreme danger the leader himself threw them among the ranks of the enemy in order to divert their attention or to animate his own soldiers." <--- Seems like a devotion to the Imperial aquila no?

The Roman Empire was extremely powerful at its prime and united a vast territory in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East under its banner, very much like the Imperium. Their armies were divided into legions, and were well-known for their well-trained elite heavy infantry, similar to the Space Marines. During its decline, it was severely damaged by corruption and the incursions of "barbarians", as is the Imperium declining from alien incursions as well as a more literal corruption.

Also, the Roman Emperor:

Wikipedia wrote:From the religious standpoint, emperors, in addition to their pontifical office, were also given divine status: initially after their death, but later from their accession. As Christianity prevailed over paganism, the emperor's religious status changed to that of Christ's regent on earth, and the Empire's status was seen as part of God's plan to Christianize the world.

Also, the Imperial cults: "In an effort to enhance loyalty, the inhabitants of the empire were called to participate in the Imperial cult to revere (usually deceased) emperors as demigods."

God-Emperor after his death much?

Also, the Roman Emperors had total legal authority following 23BC. I find the High Lords being mildly similar to the Senate as well.

Personally though, I like how Horus used to be the Primarch of the Lunar Wolves Legion (Horus, the god being ruler of the sky, including the sun and the moon)....along with his Eye of Horus thing people have mentioned.

Also, you talking about the serpents' Laocoon image on the shield?

Nice points, the Romans also used the lightning bolt as a symbol, it was particularly popular as a shield decoration.
The Vestal Virgins, while obviously not fighters, were associated with fire which could be a link (strained though it might be) with the Adeptus Sororitas who favour flamer type weapons.

cadbren wrote:

Saldiven wrote:
Actually, Tolkien took his idea of races from Northern Germanic legend, mythology, and folklore. ...
My only point is that Tolkien didn't create these names or ideas, and he never claimed to. He was a professor of Medieval English Literature, and much of his work as an author was an attempt to sustain the Northern Germanic folklore that is the basis for English legends, fairy tales, cultural beliefs, etc.

I know and I never said he invented the races, I said he was the first to include them together in one universe.

apart from the germans obviously.

cadbren wrote:

Kid_Kyoto wrote:Sly Marbo is also a reference to the Marboro Man, archetypical American cowboy.

Marlboro Man, he was the icon of Marlboro cigarettes.

add this to the fact that the marlboro man is/was only ever used in american advertising and the actual reference in his name is very clear. its safe to say that kid kyoto is way off.

Saintspirit wrote:

Ouze wrote:

fahujaskillz wrote:how about Dante, Mephiston, and Baal from the BA? not only a Diablo reference

Don't get me started on just how much Warhammer Fantasy Battle ripped off World of Warcraft. WoW has dwarves, they gave WHFB dwarves. WoW has Orcs, they gave WHFB orcs (and Orks). They even took a lot of the same classes - WoW has wizards, so WHFB has bright wizards. No shame.

WHFB is essentially one big giant ripoff of WoW and I think Blizzard should sue the pants off of them.

Uhh no its not. Warhammer FB came far earlier than WoW. If anything, it's blizzard that has ripped stuff from gw.

And on a side note: Baal is NOT some kind of devil! He was in fact a fenicial god of fertility and storms. It's most likely the catholics that defiled him, just as they did with so many other gods (such as Poseidons trident turned into the devils).

Baal reputation as a bad guy is older than that. As the chief god of the Carthaginians the Romans used his imagery to represent all that was bad centuries before they were Christianized. Our image of the devil arises from Catholicism growing out to the late Roman state and picking it up along the way.

Dark Angels
Belial- One of the crown princes of hell
Azreal- Angel of death
Ezikel- saint

Everything ties in with being the unforgiven

BrookM wrote:FW has a tendency to take nazis and turn them into Imperial tank commanders: Maximillian Weismann = Michael Witmann and colonel Joachim Pfeiff = Joachim Peiper.

FW also has Captain Obadiah Schfeer = Oddball from Kelly's Heroes.

And I can't believe that none of our old skool scholars have mentioned Inquisitor Obi Wan Sherlock Clouseau! Dude. Three references in one name? Also Inquisitor Torquemada Coteaz named after the historical Inquisitor Torquemada.

Legio Metalica, anyone? Not only an homage to the band of the similar name, but also an example of heavy metal (which a Titan surely is).

I don't buy the Tallarn = Taliban bit at all, though. For one thing, while the term Taliban has been around, it wasn't commonly used in the Western world until well after GW had produced the Tallarn.

Death By Monkeys wrote:Legio Metalica, anyone? Not only an homage to the band of the similar name, but also an example of heavy metal (which a Titan surely is).

Check out the legions motto too.

"Ride The Lightning"