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"Chaplain! Have you not a weapon!?"

I cried.

"Only in death does duty end...."

I am the Hammer,

I am the edge of His Sword,

I am the tip of His Spear,

I am the mail about His Fist,

I am the flight of His Arrows,

I am the right hand of my Emperor,

I am the instrument of His Will,

I am His sword as He is my Armor,

I am his Wrath and He is my Zeal,

I am the Bane of His Foes and the Woes of the Treacherous,

Let us be His Shield,

Let us speak His Word as He fuels the Fire of Devotion,

Let us fight His Battles, as He fights the Battle at the end of time,

And let us join Him there, for Duty ends not in Death,

In Vengeance be true, In Valor be Strong,

I am the Hammer,

I am the Sword,

I am the Spear,

I am the Shield,

I am the soldier at the End of Time.

- Justicar Alaric, Grey Knights

One unbreakable shield against the coming darkness

One last blade, forged in defiance of fate

Let them be my legacy to the galaxy I conquered

And my final gift to the species I failed

- Inscription upon the Arcus Daemonica, attributed to the Emperor of Mankind

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The uniforms of the Imperial Guard are camouflaged in order to protect their wearers by hiding them from sight.

The principle is that what the enemy cannot see he cannot kill. This is not the way of the Adeptus Astartes. A Space Marine’s armour is bright with heraldry that proclaims his devotion to his Chapter and the beloved Emperor of Mankind. Our principle is that what the enemy can see, he will soon learn to fear…

Chaplain Aston,
Fire Hawks 10th Company

They shall be my finest warriors, these men who give of themselves to me. Like clay I shall mould them, and in the furnace of war forge them. They will be of iron will and steely muscle. In great armour shall I clad them and with the mightiest guns will they be armed. They will be untouched by plague or disease, no sickness will blight them. They will have tactics, strategies and machines so that no foe can best them in battle. They are my bulwark against the Terror. They are the Defenders of Humanity. They are my Space Marines and they shall know no fear

Runners-up:

"I hate them because they are incapable of good honest human hatred."

"There is no such thing as a plea of innocence in my court. A plea of innocence is guilty of wasting my time. Guilty."

But for the absolute best, there's really no contest:

"As many models as can fit in or on this vehicle can ride in it. Any that fall off in play are judged to have actually fallen off, and the normal rules apply."

"We'll move real sneaky-like" - Orks, DoW 1

"We die standing!" - 90% of all IG, right before being slaughtered by xenos, while having their glory stolen by the spehss mehreenz.

"Innocence proves nothing" - I throw that one around a lot at work

This death; this death is ours. We choose it. We deny you your victory

"United, our will is greater than any other force. We shall inherit the stars, even if we must first cleanse them in blood."
-Commander Farsight

'Does Sigismund deserve a slap, Captain Torgaddon? Probably. In the spirit of comradeship, let him be. He bruises easily.’ - Rogal Dorn

I was rereading Horus Rising when I found that gem.

Lawl

Brothers, welcome to the feast. Tell me, which among you will be the first course? - Lucius the Eternal.

 the Signless wrote:
'Does Sigismund deserve a slap, Captain Torgaddon? Probably. In the spirit of comradeship, let him be. He bruises easily.’ - Rogal Dorn

I was rereading Horus Rising when I found that gem.

Does Sigismund get counter attack at full Initiative?

Added to signature.

Basically the entire Ork campaign of Dawn of War 2: Retribution is a gold mine of amazing quotes. Really gives a feel for how crazy the Orks are.
(copy paste from tv tropes to save typing effort and brain cells)

Bluddflagg: She's just try and blast us no matter wot kinda deal wez come ta. Least now wez all on da same trukk.
Brikkfist: Dash cunning dat is, Kap'n. So now wez can crash da trukk! ... er, right?

Spookums: Its not like I can hide in da lava. Mork knows I ain't trying dat trick again.

Nailbrain: Teleporta's up and runnin', boss!
Bludflagg: Is it, then? Tested it 'ave ya?
Nailbrain: Well Kap'n, we'z low on grots. I'm sure it's fine, dough. Mork says.
Bludflagg: After you den, Mr. Nailbrain. (Nailbrain teleports) ...I 'ave no idea if dat means it works. Oh well. 'ere we go! WAAAGH!!!

"I've set me Gitfinda to Panzee!" - Da Mek, when looking for Eldar

"Don't press dat"!

It's not from the fluff, but its essential to 40K?

"I'll buy just one box"

"Today I shall paint my..."

I always liked "Suffer not the unclean to live."

But then in an audio book I heard the quote that now lies in my signature.

"WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITNESSSSSS YOUR DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM" - IG psyker from DoW

"If a man gathers ten thousand suns in his hands... If a man seeds a hundred thousand worlds with his sons and daughters, granting them custody of the galaxy itself... If a man guides a million vessels between the infinite stars with a mere thought... Then I pray you tell me, if you are able, how such a man is anything less than a god." — Lorgar Aurelian, from The First Heretic.

Another really good one from The First Heretic (though technically not a quote, more of an exchange):

“Everything is darkest," Xaphen mused, "before the dawn."

"That, my brother, is an axiom that sounds immensely profound until you realize it's a lie.”

 pwntallica wrote:
"And the Angels of Darkness descended on pinions of fire and light... the great and terrible dark angels."
— Ancient Calibanite Fable

Hence signature

Love this one, also my sig

 Tigramans wrote:
"Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment."

Yea, DoW had some great quotes. That one was probably the best, along with:

"An open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded.

No-one has said 'BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE' yet?

well then....





Also "if a man gathers ten thousand suns in his hands...if a man seeds a hunderd thousand worlds with his sons and daughters, granting them custody of the galaxy itself.. if aman guides a million vessels bteween the infinite stars with a mere thought...Then i pray you tell me, if you are able, how such a man is anything less than a god."-Lorgar Aurelian, Primarch of the word bearers

That WB quote. Damn. It's true.

Still, "BURN THE WITCH" is always going to be the most satisfying one for me. Even if there are no witches around.

Knowledge is power, hide it well.

And

An open mind is like an open gate, unchained and unbarred.

" Drive me closer!!!!! I want to hit them with my sword!!!!"

 ionusx wrote:
"no monster, your fight is with me" - barely named blood angels sargeant, dawn of war II (the book)

by barely named i mean he was actually given a name one page before he kamikaze'd a carnifex with a vortex grenade

It was a Blood Raven, he was an acting Sergeant (the sergeant was first of the squad to die), his name began with a D I think, and it was a Krak grenade.

Edit; Apologies, was linked from another, similar thread and got confused.

 DarknessEternal wrote:
Facts are chains that bind perception and fetter truth. For a man can remake the world if he has a dream and no facts to cloud his mind.

Donald Trump?