Sister's white hair

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**Cocaloch**

I have been looking around for a while for a reason the all SoB have white hair. I haven't looked in their codex (which I was planning on picking up tommorow) yet. So yeah any answers would be appreciated.

**ph34r**

They don't all have white hair.

**SagesStone**

Only one army (forgot the name for it) seems to have it if I remember correctly. But, they're all orphans so I don't know why they have it. Maybe it was a painting decision to make them seem more like Space Marines.

**Xav**

I always wondered the same thing, but always assumed they had somekind of implant or something and a effect was white hair.

**Cocaloch**

I thought it was a symbol or some such.

**Cheese Elemental**

Probably something to symbolise purity, like the white robes that the Pope wears.

God, that's ironic.

**Orkestra**

I think you've just managed to find a lot of white haired pictures. But it's just a fluke. They're regular (ish) women with a variety of hair colours and facial features.

**SagesStone**

I think he saw some from this one.

They all have white hair for some reason. The other ones are normal like you said though.

**LunaHound**

A few reasons:

The artist / painter dont have the fashion sense to give them none white / black hair while keeping them pure looking.

White Hair have better contrast on a painting / drawing since their armor is black. For example if the hair is black in that pic , it wouldnt look as good.

**Beastmaster**

I dont know much about the Sob's, but i would think implants or they dye their hair just to symbolize something.

**Cocaloch**

Well I have seen the white hair in EVERY picture of the SoB I have seen. And I have seen at least 30.

**Darkreaver55**

Seen any of Seraphim? Any pics of them I've seen, DoW, Dark Heresy, etc., they all have black or otherwise dark hair.

**LunaHound**

Imo , the MAIN reason their hair is white is to represent their white coif:

None white :

**Emperors Faithful**

Not all have white hair. But the order of our matryed lady does. Mabye they did it in honour of thier fallen sisters. (That's what they did to thier cloths, from white to red or sumfink)

**Exarch_Nektel**

In the grim future of the 41st millenium, women still color their hair.

**Kid_Kyoto**

ph34r wrote:They don't all have white hair.

Mierda, don't people read the fluff any more?

Yes they do. Just some dye it black.

Personally I think all of them are bald and have plugs in their head, the hair is wigs.

**MeanGreenStompa**

It's true, they all do, it's cos crazy old man Yarrick occasionally streaks through their dorms, shock turns em all white as ghosts.

**Emperors Faithful**

lol! Good one!

**tigonesskay**

Maybe it's a unity thing? Like how people in the military can only have certain hairstyles.

**Master Llyons**

this a very good question acutally lol

**neverXmore**

I wouldn't be surprised if there's no deep and fluffy reason, or none that won't be contradicted by another source somewhere. It was probably just done as a "Hey, this will look cool!" thing. And it does look darn cool.

(( Anyone seen the anime/manga "Claymore"? Organisation of half-demon warrior chicks who all have pale blonde hair ... sure they added an in-universe reason, but I'll be the decision was made because it would look cool.)

**crazypsyko666**

it's probably to symbolize purity, or to add contrast to keep things from being boring. Just about everyone has come up with a few decent reasons.

F*cking double post!!!

**LunaHound**

their hair is white is to represent their white coif:
their hair is white is to represent their white coif:
their hair is white is to represent their white coif:

Yesh!

**Emperors Faithful**

...coif?

**Kragura**

I think its the hatty headress thing nuns wear on their heads

**Emperors Faithful**

Sisters hospitallier have those. But how does it affect ones hair colour?

**Kragura**

I think luna means its a nod to their nun insparation that they should have white hair looking like a nuns coif

neverXmore wrote:I wouldn't be surprised if there's no deep and fluffy reason, or none that won't be contradicted by another source somewhere. It was probably just done as a "Hey, this will look cool!" thing. And it does look darn cool.

This is where I stand on them, Imo this is the most likely reason

**Yggdrasil**

IIRC, when the SoB were first released, the "official"Order of Our Martyred Lady scheme had them with black hair (and even for the other orders)... Maybe they found out that black armor/ black hair didn't turn out that nice ?

But I also remember something related to the slaughter at "Sanctuary 101" (or Monastery, or something like that), where a small SoB outpost was utterly wiped out by a Necron force: didn't the Sisters decide to repaint part of their armor (from black to white), and dye their hair as well??

Does anyone remember about this?

But maybe KidKyoto can help us, he seems to have some background intel we don't...

KidKyoto, could you give us some more information, and the source they come from?!?

**person person**

Ive seen some black-haired,and brown-haired SOB.

I think its all about what Order(or colour scheme) your put in.

**Elric of Grans**

In Codex: Sisters of Battle, every Sister has black hair (except for the cover illustration). In Codex: Witch Hunters, they all have white hair. Blame Games Workshop for being lazy gits. There is no fluff for it, nor is it a part of their uniform that different Orders have different coloured hair (seriously, stop smoking that!). It is a part of their fluff that they are transferred between orders at times, so having your hair determine your order would not make sense.