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Unit1126PLL wrote:I usually cut faith in the supernatural away from other faiths because it is wrong.

But see, that depends entirely on your perspective.

Apologies for playing Devil's Advocate here - I'm used to criticizing organized religion myself - but non-religious causes can be "wrong" as well (again: Nazi-Germany), and religious causes can (in theory) thus also be more good than secular ones. At the end of the day I'm inclined to say the human mind just longs for something to believe in. This doesn't have to be a religion, but he is perfectly able to commit himself to a non-religious cause with the same amount of fanaticism.

Unit1126PLL wrote:Martyring oneself for a cause that is wrong is irrelevant in the course of history.

I'm pretty sure that religions have played a major role throughout history. Just because something is wrong it doesn't become irrelevant. Would be nice if that were the case!

Unit1126PLL wrote:"Religions" which don't believe in the supernatural are called philosophies.

Well, Buddhism is apparently called both.

ObliviousBlueCaboose wrote:Ollianius Pius

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Ollanius_Pius#.Txf25sLCvyk

More badass then any space marine. Ever.

Brass balls so big it took two Imperator class titans to carry them.

too bad he was replaced by a space marine

Nork Deddog. Easily.

Col. Schaeffer all the way, aside from that I would have to say Ciaphas Cain

Technically, Ollianius Pius is not a GUARDSmen, as the Imperial Guard didn't exist at the time, but other then that is is pretty much the greatest badarse ever to exist.

Lest we forget Gunner Ferik Jurgen though, who was instrumental in stopping a genestealer invasion, an Ork Waagh!, a chaos invasion and foiling the diabolical scheme of a radical inquisitor.

Solar Macharius.

Otherwise last chancers sergent>Straken>Castellan Creed>Marbo.

Sorry guys, but as awesome as Ollanius Pius and the rest of the Guardsman are, I'm giving my vote to Creed. Who else could do this!

I second Jurgen the most unsung hero of the Guard, but if not him than Old Iron Hand,

OK where's LT. Kage

Pius is a pretty badass dude..!

Pius, staring down Horus. they should not have retconned him.

MARBO! I AM JUMPING IN OUR FACE SUICIDE STYLE!

HA, were toughness 8! Ya can't hurt us.

OH YEAH! DEMO CHARGE!!!!

Sanctus-Malas wrote:Sorry guys, but as awesome as Ollanius Pius and the rest of the Guardsman are, I'm giving my vote to Creed. Who else could do this!

Spoiler:

Tried to fix the image for you but it doesnt seem to be working. Have to admit though, I think this shows off Creed's Genius much better.



Although this would be a close second place as well, honestly with Creed, we could post pics all day, but we'd never get anything done. I gotta give it to Pius though, it takes some serious balls to stand up to the physical manifestation of hell with nothing but a flashlight and a t shirt and say "You know what, you, if you want to kill the emperor you'll have to get through me!" He's the example every guardsmen has tried to emulate in the past 10,000 years of the emperium. It doesnt matter how hard GW tries to retcon him, he's so badass that I doubt he'll ever truly disappear.

Yarrick is a freaking cockroach.

Gaunt all the way!