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Actually its a two in one. If somebody reads this, please reply so it won't 'automatically appended next post' my rankings.

IT'S HIS CHOICE!
and why did you make my hero 17th? why?!
He is a SM ninja! what's not to like?

11. Ferrus Manus

When he was just a lad, he landed on Medusa, and rather than join a clan, he continuously searched out epic physical challenges. Then, he battled down “The Great Silver Worm” and drowned it in magma. With his bare hands. Bad. Ass. When the emperor arrived, Manus fought him and apparently their fight destroyed mountains. Pretty cool. Durring the Heresy, Fulgrim popped up and asked him to join Horus. Manus got pissed and they dueled. Manus was knocked out, and had his hammer stolen. (So from then on, he battled with an epic wrench) Then, Manus had his head loped off by Fulgrim at a later date. Not much else to mention. (pro tip, Ferrus Manus means Iron Hand in latin)

10. Perturabo

Perturabo has some cool things going for him. He is the Primarch of the Iron Warriors, who are one of my favorite Chaos legions. He also came up with the devious Eternal Fortress trap. (more on that later) I’m not a fan of his pre-emperor story (unlike most of the others) He lands on a planet and is taken in by their Tyrant. He showed no affection back to anyone on the planet or his ‘father.’ Then, when the Emprah shows up, he submits and over throws his adopted dad. Jerk. Perturabo was also envious of Dorn, which I think is lame. (Personally, I’d rather be the best Siege Master than the best Defense crafter.) Then, during the Horus Heresy he switches into ownage mode. Horus gives him an epic hammer, and Perty goes and kills 5 million Olympians because they were in a revolt. Holy gak. However, they did realize what they had done was horrible after they watched the pyres. I like that they had a conscious. If it were the World Eaters, they would have been onto the next planet already. Here is where it gets ugly. The Eternal Fortress (aka the Iron Cage) “a keep centered within twenty square miles of bunkers, towers, minefields, trenches, tank traps and redoubts.” After the Iron Fists finally broke through to the keep, they found out it was just a trap. (again) Then, the Smurfs rescued their bros, etc etc. Over 400 Fists were killed, and their gene seeds were sacrificed. There isn’t really a tragedy involved with Perty, just a ton of killing. Kudos to him for destroying the Imperial Fists.

Huh. I always dislike mannus for his purity issues, and peturabo for his whiny ness and dorn rivalry, but they have been sorta redeemed. Here's hoping sangy isn't number 1- I hate perfect carachters.

For the last time! Sanguinius isnt first

I have a strange feeling no one is really listening to the "sanguinius non first" thing

I have a good feeling he isn't first.

You know what, fine, I'll spoil it. Sangy is 2nd. There we go. I hope all of you are proud of yourselves.

You'll find out who is first if I even get there.

I love the background you wrote about Perturabo, what a badass

Perty has some cool stuff going for him, but I'm not a fan of his back story that much.

Angron is good (the only active primarch) but his fluff is somewhat lacking...He is angry. that's about it.

I know. I think he had a great back story, but the rest of his fluff is meh.


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Also, I am bumping )or attempting to anyway) to bring attention to the fact all my rankings are now in the first post for ease of viewing

Wow, I had forgot about this thread...im glad to see it has resurfaced.

-This was a thread that was supposed to commemorate your 1000th post. You are now over 1500 and at the rate your going here, you will be writing the same thread to usher in your 2000th post! C'mon, pick up the pace a little!

+1.

Well, my 1st and 2nd place are a two in one.
Also, Ill try to write one today

Since I have given up on this thread, I have decided to just post my list of remaining rankings. I hope all of you are proud.

9 Horus
8 Morty
7 Russ
6 Corax
5 Night Haunter
4 Alpahrius
3 Magnus
2 Sangy
1 Fulgrim

battle Brother Lucifer wrote:
1 Fulgrim

THE FETH?!?!?!?!

Chowder, first off, I like me some good tragedy in my Primarchs.
2, he WASTED Girlyman and Mannus. He is the only Primarch to have killed two others.
Plus, pre-heresy Emp's Children were the bomb.

Horus down at 9?

He was arguably the greatest military leader of the Crusade (conquered more worlds than any other), enough so that the Emp made him leader of the Imperium's armies in his stead.
For the most part even the other Primarchs thought that it was fair that he be named Warmaster (with a couple of exceptions). His Legion were looked up to as exemplars in almost every example of them we have read so far.
When he decided to turn, he managed to persuade half of the other Primarchs to turn with him, and a whole bunch of the Imperium also. He then ripped the empire in half, and came within a hairs breadth of killing the big E himself, arguably mortally wounding the fighting power of the Imperium for all time and bringing about a slow downward slide into the destruction of humanity itself (or at least civilisation).

Admittedly we haven't read that much about him, and the coverage of his decent into Chaos was painfully short in False Gods, but seriously number 9?

Now that you mention it, Morty should be lower than Horus.
And so should Russ. Actually...

Quick Revision


9 Morty
8 Russ
7 Corax
6 Horus
5 Night Haunter
4 Alpahrius
3 Magnus
2 Sangy
1 Fulgrim

There we go

Really Fulgrim? Dude I hated him the most lol.

I've always liked Fulgrim.
Possibly due to this model

And, like I said, he WASTED my least favorite primarch.

battle Brother Lucifer wrote:I've always liked Fulgrim.
Possibly due to this model

And, like I said, he WASTED my least favorite primarch.

I hated him so much in the books. He just seemed so pretty and useless. Lion El' Johnson was my favorite in that he was a genius. Except for that one stupid mix-up

I am slightly ashamed to admit, I haven't read any of the Horus Heresy books. (Minus the Flight of the Eisenstien, which I read when I was just getting into warhamer...)

battle Brother Lucifer wrote:I am slightly ashamed to admit, I haven't read any of the Horus Heresy books. (Minus the Flight of the Eisenstien, which I read when I was just getting into warhamer...)

Yeah. You need to read them. They are really good. Angron is an iduiot. Mortartion is awesome. Fulgrim is a dumbass. And Horus is awesome upuntil his betrayal.

GLas to see this thread alive and kicking. O, and BBL- you're avatar reminds me of a movie I just saw.... thank the lord for True Grit.

Definitely read the HH books; I just started and most are decently written.

Asgeirr Darkwolf wrote:GLas to see this thread alive and kicking. O, and BBL- you're avatar reminds me of a movie I just saw.... thank the lord for True Grit.

Definitely read the HH books; I just started and most are decently written.

It is from True Grit.
Well, I have Brunner to finish and both SW omnibuses next, but after that I'll get some. Which goes first?

Lexicanum shows all, but not all need to be readi n order. I recommend A Thousand Sons and Prospero Burns. Might make you re-consider the Ksons and Space Puppies... as well as their primarchs.