Why hasn't someone put the Emperor out of his misery?

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**Sinful Hero**

If you kill the Emperor you would change the setting. They haven't made enough money off the current one to consider doing that yet.

**TheSilo**

Overread wrote:
Excluding all the big horrible or amazing things that could happen should he die another reason is that the Imperium of Man doesn't want the current status to change. You've a lot of political systems working which basically in-fight with each other for power and are mostly content with that struggle. They don't want to have the Emperor awaken because that would basically destabilize their whole current power structure. Those on the top might well find themselves on the bottom minus their head.

Honestly the only thing I think that could tip the scales would be a proper Tyranid Invasion. And by proper I mean multiple hive-fleets striking the Galaxy, likely at multiple angles. Because at that point you've a good justification for turning the big beacon that is the Emperor off or at least waking him up and seeing if his powers can change the signal or something. Nids are also the only force (possibly barring Necron) who are not Chaotic but who have the numbers and organisation (sorry orcs) to actually force a major invasion and cause change.

Yea, I'd say the High Lords of Terra are pretty invested in the current status quo.

Not to mention what would happen to you if you were the guy to pull the trigger. They'd probably hand you over to the Dark Eldar or something.

**SagesStone**

jhe90 wrote:
Someone's call the inquisition!

Then run so not to be inquisated ;-)

You're assuming this isn't just a test created by the inquisition in the first place.

**koooaei**

There always must be a Lich King the Emperror

**jhe90**

MrFlutterPie wrote:
jhe90 wrote:
Plus minor task of the body guard, 300 semi primarch level troops willing to die in the defence, and that's o ly the throne room!

This is an actual serious question. What do these guys do all day?

The last time they had visitors was in M36 when the Emperor invited Alicia Dominica and her friends in for tea.

Hmm good question, they do play red vs blue things, who can find a weakness in defences, but after. That I don't,t know, maybes some one with a greater fluff expertise may know.