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 Tyno2025 wrote:
Could be to give him more mobility with Gore child. Without infant sized shoulder pads on his arm he is able to swing madly much easier.

that's what I said the last time a thread like this came up. it's how he hits something every time he swings his arm

They mention in the chosen of khorne audiobook that he wears the chains on his arms as a nod to his primarch and his gladiatorial background, as others have said.

Plus the badass thing.

burnaboy wrote:
Angron din't wear Armour on his arms and had chains warped around his fore arms to Kharn probably picked it up from him.

I think this is correct. After all the axe and chain were a gift from Angron.

Its a khorne thang baby.

People were talking about Kharns armor falling apart during his thousands of years of badass (wich I agree with) when I thought, '' Why isn't he a demon prince then?''. Then I realised the number of special sacrifices, sacred evil rituals & paper work it would take to receive that promotion. Personaly I don't see Kharn as a social climber, it interferes with his busy Mother F@#*ing Kill Everything schedule.

 Durza wrote:
It probably broke some time in the last few thousand years, and Kharn's too busy to fix it. Though what exactly he does between massacres is beyond me.

That assumes there IS a "between massacres" for Kharn.

 Grey Templar wrote:

 Durza wrote:
It probably broke some time in the last few thousand years, and Kharn's too busy to fix it. Though what exactly he does between massacres is beyond me.

That assumes there IS a "between massacres" for Kharn.

Sure there is, massacring his way through the crowd to get to the next big massacre

"Kharn's Naked Arm" would be a cool name for a Land Raider.


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 RedAngel wrote:
when I thought, '' Why isn't he a demon prince then?'

While he's obviously not a daemon prince yet (and honestly, even Kharn has a long way to go to catch up with Angron), Khorne has obviously taken an interest in him. IIRC, Kharn has "died" a couple of times only to return.

The only (serious) reason I can fathom is to give him a sort of gladiator aesthetic?

 Manchu wrote:
While he's obviously not a daemon prince yet (and honestly, even Kharn has a long way to go to catch up with Angron), Khorne has obviously taken an interest in him. IIRC, Kharn has "died" a couple of times only to return.

He's not a Daemon Prince presumably because he doesn't want to be, and he's only died once.

It's just to look kewl, but I like this rationalization:

 Rysaer wrote:

He does this to prove he is worthy to wield Gorechild, by having no armour on that arm he proves that with his muscle alone he can use Gorechild. (without servos in armour etc to help him.)

It's an homage/tribute to Angron.

 Durza wrote:
It probably broke some time in the last few thousand years, and Kharn's too busy to fix it. Though what exactly he does between massacres is beyond me.

Massacring the crew.

 thenoobbomb wrote:

 Durza wrote:
It probably broke some time in the last few thousand years, and Kharn's too busy to fix it. Though what exactly he does between massacres is beyond me.

Massacring the crew.

I suppose, but it's a bit of a plot hole with both Khorne and Slaanesh forces. They're both meant to be completely bonkers, yet they sit patiently aboard their ships for months at a time between attacking planets. From the description of Chaos in general, it seems more likely they'd just start blowing up each other's ships to watch the pretty explosions (or RWAGH BLOOD in Khorne's case).

Afaik, Berserker labotomisation makes them deadly calm, introspective and quiet before battle, and only blood raging mad when in a fight.

That makes sense, you dont want them to kill everyone.
But i woonder what they think about?
Kittens? Puppies? Ponies?

SomeRandomEvilGuy wrote:
He's not a Daemon Prince presumably because he doesn't want to be, and he's only died once.

Is this really a counterargument? I mean, how many mortals who die without the favor of the warp gods are resurrected? Also, I don't know of any evidence that supports your presumption that Kharn rejects daemonic princedom.


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 Omegus wrote:
It's an homage/tribute to Angron.

Yes, I like it, too. There's so much emphasis on the bloodthirstiness of Khornate warriors, especially Kharn, that its easy to forget these guys also have other values.

Well, the vestiges of the values that put them on the Crimson Path to begin with, but yes.

I'm sure Kharn would love nothing more than to finally die.