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Brother Coa wrote:Commissars rarely run away, they rarely shot Guardsman to ( in the 41'st millennium even Guardsman life is starting to have value ).

Funny.

Haha, I can't comment on 40k fiction but according to the IG codex commissars don't execute their own and by extension if the commissar is broken then unit breaks as well.

I'm sure there's a moment where two commissars glance at each other.
".... I think it's about time for one of those tactical retreats...."
"Good call"

Commissars never run away. If a unit with a Commissar flees, the Commissar is clearly chasing the cowards and trying to embolden them to return to the fight. In the highly unlikely scenario that a single Commissar flees (because the rest of his unit has been killed), then said Commissar is withdrawing from his untenable position in the field in order to link up with a more worthwhile unit of soldiers, who won't profane against the Emperor by dying before the job is done.

SkaerKrow wrote:Commissars never run away. If a unit with a Commissar flees, the Commissar is clearly chasing the cowards and trying to embolden them to return to the fight. In the highly unlikely scenario that a single Commissar flees (because the rest of his unit has been killed), then said Commissar is withdrawing from his untenable position in the field in order to link up with a more worthwhile unit of soldiers, who won't profane against the Emperor by dying before the job is done.

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GalacticDefender wrote:

purplefood wrote:

Melissia wrote:

Harriticus wrote:Such an action would probably result in the entire unit breaking and running too, as seeing an "unbreakable" Commissar flee like that would be pretty demoralizing for guardsmen. My guess is if he survived to make it back to base Commissariat officers would dispose of him.

Go read the third Ciaphas Cain novels for an example of what happens.

I was thinking about that.
Though i wasn't sure of what would happen in immediate terms...

Uh, what happens?

gpfunk wrote:Well hold on here...the real question is...

If a commissar runs away...why the hell are you not running with him?

But in all seriousness, if I saw the officer charged with keeping me in line and fighting running and screaming I would assume that the trouble was far too much for us to handle and would follow him.

I vote this

next IG codex needs to have a rule that says any time a commissar flees for any reason all IG units with LoS to him must immediatly take a morale test or flee as well.

In Hell Night" by Nick Kyme, a commissar is so scared he tries to shoot himself in the head but a Salamander Librarian stops him.

In "Dead men walking" a Commisar is suggesting to a DKOK Colonel that they should get the Golden Throne out of the planet they have been just shipped to in order to clear an emerging Necron threat

SkaerKrow wrote:Commissars never run away. If a unit with a Commissar flees, the Commissar is clearly chasing the cowards and trying to embolden them to return to the fight.

"Get back here so I can kill you!!!"

Commissars are trained for years, decades even, to be loyal to the end and have unwavering faith in the emperor's cause. Men with such diehard belief have a hard time giving up(see wars involving religious extremists like crusades). If they are breaking and running, there most likely an order of retreat in play somewhere. A trial will most likely be held if the war is survived.

-cgmckenzie

Lol this thread had some really funny posts that i think would make for funny comics

Ad Meliora wrote:His hat explodes

This is a good answer.
It may not be correct.





but it should be.

Commissars do not run away, they walk forwards singing the prayer of the emperors salvation blasting off bolter rounds.

if ones faith is questioned enough to make him flee i think he will quietly put himself out of his own misery