[poll] 40,000 race with the best background and "fluff"

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**thedarkside69**

If I left your race out i'm sorry, I am just curious to find out what people think is the coolest race

**The Thousandth Son**

Chaos hands down, the whole Horus Heresy is interesting, particularly the Dropsite Massacre and the Flight of the Eisenstein. Plus they worship daemons, what's not to love?

**Illeix**

I say Tau, while all the factions are basically cliches, the Tau concept IMO have been beaten to death the least.

**ungulateman**

Tyranids aren't cliche.

(Borg are too much like Necrons to be Tyranids, before you say so.)

I agree Chaos is pretty rad, but it's pretty much the same old "factions of evil" all over again, and identical to the WFB Chaos.

**UsdiThunder**

Orks all the way!! They talk like soccer hooligans, instinctively know wwhat ever they need to know and have a way for the player to get involved with the game on a personal level.

When don't you feel Orky when calling for a Waaagh!!

**Darth**

Im amazed nobody has gone for the cheesy space marines.

**king-newmic**

i say imperial guard. its not the best fluff but its certinly the most extensive, going back at least 10,000 years.

**Deff Dread red Edition**

We men of the imperium are the Fluff kings of 40k.

**somecallmeJack**

I like the IG fluff, & I like the chaos fluff, from before the chaos gods were simplified & made pure evil.

I choose Inquisition (WH & DH) though, because I think for coolness, the idea of techno inquisitors breaking heretics & armies of repentent sinners is as cool as an eskimo's nether regions.

**P4NC4K3**

Tyranids, what's not to love about an endless horde of slavering beasts controlled by a single, uber-evil intelligence

**Corpsesarefun**

most original would be either orks or necrons, orks would win hands down if they hadnt been done a billion times before.

**Hammerziet**

Eldar, not the most original but hey I like it.

**thedarkside69**

tyranids are kinda cool considering there originality, although a lot more time and effort has been made towards fluff of other races

**VirusSD1**

Wolves of Russ but I'm a tad Biased =P

**Death Gear**

Im amazed nobody has gone for the cheesy space marines

Hey i like space marines ok so shut up you don't need to make me sad

**thedarkside69**

for all of you who chose not to vote so far chaos are winning at 22 percent omg!!!

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**G. Whitenbeard**

Necrons - Nothing quite like 60 million year old wars between star gods to keep the eyes glued to the page.

**Destructo-Dids**

Orks are awesome.

Their creation by the Old Ones is awesome

**GoFenris**

Orkys are the most honest and hence, noble!

**lolzman**

orks they smash and then smash again

**Mekniakal**

I totally believe Orks are the old ones; taken from their genetic stock and horribly modified into extremely tough, murderous, fun loving types. To gaze upon an ork is to gaze upon the last great race of creation...

Well, either that, or they just explode you. That's pretty cool too.

**Illeix**

ungulateman wrote:Tyranids aren't cliche

They are locusts. There have been scary locust stories for thousands of years.

go grab a bible...

**chaplaingrabthar**

I've always enjoyed the Thousand Sons fluff. They were basically kicked out for trying to warn the Emperor that some serious bad gak is going down, and they've always seemed the most tragic Legion to me. Although going by their fluff, making them Tzeentch daemon-users never quite gelled (this is going from 2nd Ed+ fluff, RT was before my time)

**hughpower**

Defently Necrons, with all their star gods and stuff.

**warboss Gutsparkz**

I sez orkses all da way,'cause we gots more dakka den all you lotan we no 'ow ta tell a good storie.

**Ghetto_Fight**

Illeix wrote:I say Tau, while all the factions are basically cliches, the Tau concept IMO have been beaten to death the least.

Only two of us :( I say the space marines probably have the most cliched pro-fundie Crusader back story ever.

**Kung Fu Jim**

Squats (big Sigh)...I mean the Tanith First and Only!

**Elusive71**

I'm with the man in the pink bathrobe. Inquisitors have held my curiosity since the Rogue Trader / Realms of Chaos days. "Necessary" evils are always intriguing, and what other faction in the 40K universe is as rich in conpiracy theories?

**KingCracker**

I choose Orks (WHAT A SURPRISE EH!??!) The fluff is pretty good (altho i agree it hsa been done a billion times over) and Orks make me laugh. The fluff is funny, Orks are funny, they just LOVE to clobber and smash things, and if that isnt enough, some good old fashioned flame will finish what ever off. besides lets be honest, Orkses won from the start.... just look at the emoticons! can anyone say BOOM SHAKA LAKA!