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Everyone knows Sapce Marines only ride gigantic wolves!
That being said, superhorses are not unprecendented in 40K. Krieg horses are so genetically advanced they only resemble horses superficially now. They almost bulletproof and can survive in a toxic and radioactive wasteland.

I'm going to throw my biology degree into the fray here. You assume that the animals in these other worlds are similar to those on Earth.
On a variety of different planets, with a variety of plants and animals evolving under different environments and selection pressures, it's not unlikely that a horse-like homologue exists in one of the galaxy's life sustaining planets.

i.e. yes, there could well be huge horses, or even dinosaurs or pretty much anything viable and well adapted to the environment.

Yes, but most of these animals didn't have a seperate evolution. They're exported terran animals. Space-Rats are still just rats.

Yes, but even so, 10k years is enough for divergence to occur in animals. Something as comparatively simple as an increase in size or durability does not take as long as say, evolving wings.
It is also probable that these animals on the home worlds were different to animals IRL.

I agree and it's more like 25,000 years. Also, like with the Kriegers example they have done things with breeding and genetic modification to make super-animals.

How ever the horse would probelly be slower than the bike.

Well, if 2 identical animals/humans are placed one 2 different worlds.

1 low gravity, 1 high.


the one that grows up on the high gravity planet will be stronger then the one on the low gravity.


if the High Gravity human goes to the low gravity world, he will be much stronger then the low gravity human.

if the low gravity human goes to the high gravity world, he might have trouble walking around let alone fighting. Astronoughts take several months to recover from extended periods of time aboard the ISS, even with the strenous exercise programs they have onboard. they can grow in height be several inches and lose alot of muscle mass. the effect of low gravity(as opposed to zero/micro) wouldn't be as big, but it would still have a similer effect.

Warboss Imbad Ironskull wrote:

Kilkrazy wrote:No-one knows what the effect of varying gravity might be on human physique.

The high grav = short, wide and strong, and low grav = tall thin and dextrous, are stereotypes from science fiction.

Except for just about every Sci-fi stereotype is based off of actual science.

How come giraffes and rhinos exist on Earth in the same gravity?

Raxmei wrote:Magos Biologis, I demand horses with the strength to carry fully armored space marines on their backs, the speed and stamina to gallop at fifty miles per hour nonstop without tiring, and twin linked bolt guns for eyes so they can lay waste to the enemy just by looking at them. I know this request may sound insane, but are our enemies not also insane? I have already spoken with Marneus Calgar and he agrees that this isn't heresy against the Codex Astartes so long as the horses can match the performance of space marine bikes.

I eagerly await my horses,
Chapter Master Bucephalus of the Space Horses

Simply superb. Wish I'd thought of it before you so I could draw it like my Space Sharks,

DakkaDakka wrote:

Raxmei wrote:,
Chapter Master Bucephalus of the Space Horses

LOL I am reading a book about Buchephalus and I was actually going to call my chapter master that

Che-Vito wrote:If bikes can only go fifty miles per hour or so, then Space Marines would be riding mopeds/scooters...wouldn't they?

INTRODUCING THE NEW LINE OF ASTARTES MODELS, FRESH OFF THE LINE! ATTACK SCOOTER SQUADS!

They're offroading with a lot of dead weight and I didn't feel like looking up how fast vehicles really go.

origarmi chicken wrote:
LOL I am reading a book about Buchephalus and I was actually going to call my chapter master that

GW naming convention, Space Horses chapter master gets named after the most famous horse of all time.

Whole concept puts me in mind of these experimental Bretonnian Space Marines a friend's done.

Technically, the Space Wolves aren't riding giant wolves. They're riding giant, wolf-like Space Marines.

Che-Vito wrote:

Raxmei wrote:Magos Biologis, I demand horses with the strength to carry fully armored space marines on their backs, the speed and stamina to gallop at fifty miles per hour nonstop without tiring, and twin linked bolt guns for eyes so they can lay waste to the enemy just by looking at them. I know this request may sound insane, but are our enemies not also insane? I have already spoken with Marneus Calgar and he agrees that this isn't heresy against the Codex Astartes so long as the horses can match the performance of space marine bikes.

I eagerly await my horses,
Chapter Master Bucephalus of the Space Horses

If bikes can only go fifty miles per hour or so, then Space Marines would be riding mopeds/scooters...wouldn't they?

INTRODUCING THE NEW LINE OF ASTARTES MODELS, FRESH OFF THE LINE! ATTACK SCOOTER SQUADS!

Only because I haven't figured out how to mould a suitable sitting legs.

I plan my SM bikers to be riding the Tomy model of the Suzuki Skywave.



It's just the right size. I just need to make the legs piece.

DarknessEternal wrote:Technically, the Space Wolves aren't riding giant wolves. They're riding giant, wolf-like Space Marines.

The Wulfen are not and never have been wolves.
They do not turn into them.
The "there are no wolves on Fenris" line is simply a writer being a smartarse or alluding to the fact that wolves were introduced during the original settlement of Fenris.

Raxmei wrote:I know this request may sound insane, but are our enemies not also insane?

Genius. Made me chuckle.

I was also thinking
Landraider or rhino = trojan horse?

smithy12262 wrote:I'm going to throw my biology degree into the fray here. You assume that the animals in these other worlds are similar to those on Earth.
On a variety of different planets, with a variety of plants and animals evolving under different environments and selection pressures, it's not unlikely that a horse-like homologue exists in one of the galaxy's life sustaining planets.

i.e. yes, there could well be huge horses, or even dinosaurs or pretty much anything viable and well adapted to the environment.

Also, even if there where an exact resemblance of earth with all the same conditions and everything. This planet could be at a different time, became life sustaining before or after Earth did. There could be dinosaurs or humans further in evolution. (doubtful due to the fact that they would be space worthy.) Maybe dino's didnt die out on this planet.....

Steal the dinosaurs and ride them!

De-chaosified Warriors of Chaos horses look the part: