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 Psienesis wrote:
It's not his technology, he didn't build it. They dug it up out of the sands of Turkey somewhere, or perhaps it was Africa... but, at any rate, whatever the Golden Throne is, it wasn't built by the Emperor's hand, and dates back to the Dark Age of Technology, or perhaps even before then.

No I realise it could be ancient tech or even built by another race entirely. However it's stated that during his final hours he does instruct Dorn on how to make the adjustments to the throne to turn it into a life support system. I wonder if he knew it would result in his body deteriorating or if he thought he would heal over time...


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 kasrkinmullet wrote:
While he's on the Golden Throne his mind is in a pretty shattered and messed up state. He knows what's going on, but I doubt if he's flipping out about the modern Imperium. He's even less human and more difficult to relate with then when he was off the throne.

In The Inquisition War he is basically ... The Borg.

only a little bit less unified due to multiple personalities performing multiple tasks. One looking after the Astronomicon, whilst others perform other tasks, for example