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I know he's generally depicted in artwork as having blond hair, but the description of him in Thousand sons says he has straight black hair; and given Graham McNeills' previous job of working at GW as a fluff writer I guess He'd be in the know.

I'm curious as to any other specific descriptions of Sanguinius hair color- just something I noticed, and have a strange interest in.

Hmm, Interesting point. I am just going to point out that his geneseed has led to a high proportion of blonde haired blood angels and the vast majority of his depictions have supported the blonde theory, although just looking at the lexicanum article, you can see a depiction that has him with gray hair?!
http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Sanguinius

Whatever colour you want it to be, he was a big girl's blouse, I wouldn't put dying his hair a different colour every week past him.

Henners91 wrote:Whatever colour you want it to be, he was a big girl's blouse, I wouldn't put dying his hair a different colour every week past him.

Actually, he was most likely one of the most bad-a$$ed of all the Primarchs.

And, without his sacrifice, in which he almost certainly KNOWINGLY went to his death, the Emperor probably would not have been able to defeat Horus.

So, there is that.

Alpharius wrote:

Henners91 wrote:Whatever colour you want it to be, he was a big girl's blouse, I wouldn't put dying his hair a different colour every week past him.

Actually, he was most likely one of the most bad-a$$ed of all the Primarchs.

And, without his sacrifice, in which he almost certainly KNOWINGLY went to his death, the Emperor probably would not have been able to defeat Horus.

So, there is that.

hey he can be a bad ass fighter who went to his death and also be a big girls blous'e who died his hair like very other week because he wanted to be pretty oh so pretty pretty and frilly and GAYYYYYYYY... they are not mutually exclusive.

They say he tried to talk Horus out of his chaotic ways... what you don't know is that he did it over tea and crumpets... Horus just got mad when he accidentally spilled it all.

Alpharius wrote:

Henners91 wrote:Whatever colour you want it to be, he was a big girl's blouse, I wouldn't put dying his hair a different colour every week past him.

Actually, he was most likely one of the most bad-a$$ed of all the Primarchs.

And, without his sacrifice, in which he almost certainly KNOWINGLY went to his death, the Emperor probably would not have been able to defeat Horus.

So, there is that.

There's no rule that says you can't be fabulously gay effeminate while kicking arse.

So, are you all like, 14?

Alpharius wrote:So, are you all like, 14?

It's alright...at this age, gay is funny. It phases out...I'm only 17 and homosexuals have stopped being funny...

Anywho, long story short, his hair is blonde.

Nothing particularly gay about dying your hair. Being a big hairy beer-drinking bastard though? Gaaaaay...

Face it, chances are that if you are any male archetype, some gay dude fetishizes you. Leman Russ is a "bear", for example.

Maybe being able to change the colour of your hair at will once one of the lesser known powers that were granted to the Primarchs by the Emperor.

Besides, if the colour of Sanguinius' hair is the worst inconsistency you can find in the Horus Heresy, then burn some incense to Tzeentch. Iacton Qruze's transition from Terran to Cthonian is far worse.

Nurglitch wrote:
Face it, chances are that if you are any male archetype, some gay dude fetishizes you. Leman Russ is a "bear", for example.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Sig'd.

I wonder if any lesbians fetishize the Lion?

I wasn't aware that the Dark Angels were renowned for wearing plaid, although they do seem to favour sensible footwear and a tight haircut.

yes but they are not known for dungarees and multiple ear piercings

Henners91 wrote:Whatever colour you want it to be, he was a big girl's blouse, I wouldn't put dying his hair a different colour every week past him.

Isn't that more of a Fulgrim thing? If any of the Primarchs is a flamer, it is Fulgrim. Guy was into interior decorating, sculpting (himself!), and dressing in colors that matched his current hair.

Just saying.

Alpharius wrote:

Henners91 wrote:Whatever colour you want it to be, he was a big girl's blouse, I wouldn't put dying his hair a different colour every week past him.

Actually, he was most likely one of the most bad-a$$ed of all the Primarchs.

And, without his sacrifice, in which he almost certainly KNOWINGLY went to his death, the Emperor probably would not have been able to defeat Horus.

So, there is that.

He broke a bloodthirsters back on his F@*£ing knee for god sakes!

Usually he is depicted having a blonde hair and since he is the pretty boy and angel of 40k it fits his theme.

Darth Bob wrote:

Alpharius wrote:So, are you all like, 14?

It's alright...at this age, gay is funny. It phases out...I'm only 17 and homosexuals have stopped being funny...

Anywho, long story short, his hair is blonde.

16, and they've stopped being funny for me, in fact I have four friends that are bi, and I dated one of them (it was a girl before anyone starts going 'Ewww, gay').

People need to get out of the mindset that gays are funny, leave them alone

Also, blonde

S_P

In horus rising he has black hair....and that wasnt written by c s goto or anyone else who only looks at one box of marines then writes a book

Alpharius wrote:

Henners91 wrote:Whatever colour you want it to be, he was a big girl's blouse, I wouldn't put dying his hair a different colour every week past him.

Actually, he was most likely one of the most bad-a$$ed of all the Primarchs.

And, without his sacrifice, in which he almost certainly KNOWINGLY went to his death, the Emperor probably would not have been able to defeat Horus.

So, there is that.

Ollanius Pius > *

Corbulo is said to like almost identical to him, and he has blonde hair Nuff said

Sanguinius' hair colour is whatever colour the metaphor his character plays within the story demands. No stories in 40k are 100% 'true', they're all either retellings of things that happened long ago, are being relayed by a highly biased party, or both. For example, at the start of Thousand Sons is a short blurb by one of the characters explaining that the following book is their interpretation of events. If that character remembered Sanguinius with black hair, well...

Also, I'm 24 and I find gay people extremely funny! The unnecessarily camp, effeminate ones anyway. Although saying that, women and foreigners are funnier still! Haha, they dress weird and speak another language, as do foreigners.

Rube wrote:Also, I'm 24 and I find gay people extremely funny! The unnecessarily camp, effeminate ones anyway. Although saying that, women and foreigners are funnier still! Haha, they dress weird and speak another language, as do foreigners.

It is funny that you say this, because one of my good friends is almost an exact copy of Mr. Humphries from the old tv show "Are you being served".

People usually think he is gay, and I always have to explain to them he really isn't, but that he is just being "British" (which he actually is)

For some reason, reading this thread reminds me of Lewis Black's rant about "Gay Banditos."

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"Maybe I'm wrong. . . maybe there ARE a band of Gay Banditos who roam over hill and dell from village to village, and as night falls, they come to a cul-de-sac in which one house has an American Family sitting down to dinner. . . and these gays don their black cloaks (with matching pumps, very tasteful), charcoal up their faces, open up the front door. . . and start FETHING EACH OTHER IN THE ARRRRSE!!!!!!. . . AND THUS, ANOTHER AMERICAN FAMILY IS DESTROYED."

Well this went Way ot he has been depicted with blond hair in the angels of death codex and in the Emperor vs Horus painting. The HH books are as fiction to the fluff the authors don't read the GW version of the fluff so there are huge continuity errors like 2 primarcs in the alpha legion ect so the HH books are not cannon till GW says it is.

sonofruss wrote:Well this went Way ot he has been depicted with blond hair in the angels of death codex and in the Emperor vs Horus painting. The HH books are as fiction to the fluff the authors don't read the GW version of the fluff so there are huge continuity errors like 2 primarcs in the alpha legion ect so the HH books are not cannon till GW says it is.

HOW DARE YOU SIR! Dan Abnett is one of the best 40k writers out there, and he is a STICKLER about getting the fluff right. No one knows who the Alpha Legion Primarch really was anyways... So there COULD of been two =D!

Great book btw. Must Read.

Back on topic, black or blonde hair seems correct for Sanguinius, looking @ his character Archetype... Who knows, maybe he did pull a Fulgrim and dye his hair every other week

TBD wrote:

Rube wrote:Also, I'm 24 and I find gay people extremely funny! The unnecessarily camp, effeminate ones anyway. Although saying that, women and foreigners are funnier still! Haha, they dress weird and speak another language, as do foreigners.

It is funny that you say this, because one of my good friends is almost an exact copy of Mr. Humphries from the old tv show "Are you being served".

People usually think he is gay, and I always have to explain to them he really isn't, but that he is just being "British" (which he actually is)

You think John Inman wasn't gay..? He married a dude, which is usually a good indicator!

He was British though, I'll give you that.

Rube wrote:

TBD wrote:

Rube wrote:Also, I'm 24 and I find gay people extremely funny! The unnecessarily camp, effeminate ones anyway. Although saying that, women and foreigners are funnier still! Haha, they dress weird and speak another language, as do foreigners.

It is funny that you say this, because one of my good friends is almost an exact copy of Mr. Humphries from the old tv show "Are you being served".

People usually think he is gay, and I always have to explain to them he really isn't, but that he is just being "British" (which he actually is)

You think John Inman wasn't gay..? He married a dude, which is usually a good indicator!

He was British though, I'll give you that.

Lol, I was talking about my friend who isn't gay despite being a John Inman clone.