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 Izural wrote:
I just find it extremely odd that no immediate action is taken against the SW (plot armour perhaps?) for this blatant mutation, whereas chapters like the Black Dragons are shunned or destroyed for minor mutations like abnormal bone growths (in the case of Black Dragons IIRC, they have wolverine-type bone blades and skull crests).

There's the fact the Space Wolves don't create Wulfen by choice (or Blood Angels goad marines to go Death Company crazy). These deviations happen and they are put to use or put down. The Black Dragons are suspected of actively causing these mutations and covering it up by sending doctored geneseed samples to Mars.

 Warpig1815 wrote:

As to why the Imperium doesn't wholescale purge them - probably the same reason ratlings, ogryn, navigators, psykers and astropaths are permitted to remain - they are useful to an organisation of the Imperium and so long as they are useful they are conveniently overlooked. At one point in 40k, there were even Beastmen fighting in the Imperial Guard.

Ratlings and ogryns are stable human subspecies in their own right. Humans aren't suddenly born or mutate into them. Navigators are similarly stable and crucial to the continued existence of the Imperium. Psykers are purged. They're rounded up and sent away to either be made into astropaths, put into the Astronomican or feed the Emperor, depending on how strong they are.

Rosebuddy wrote:

 Warpig1815 wrote:

As to why the Imperium doesn't wholescale purge them - probably the same reason ratlings, ogryn, navigators, psykers and astropaths are permitted to remain - they are useful to an organisation of the Imperium and so long as they are useful they are conveniently overlooked. At one point in 40k, there were even Beastmen fighting in the Imperial Guard.

Ratlings and ogryns are stable human subspecies in their own right. Humans aren't suddenly born or mutate into them. Navigators are similarly stable and crucial to the continued existence of the Imperium. Psykers are purged. They're rounded up and sent away to either be made into astropaths, put into the Astronomican or feed the Emperor, depending on how strong they are.

Or given some of the best weaponry in the Imperium and one of the highest ranking positions.

the ancient wrote:

 Lord_Inquisitor_Doge wrote:

The Canis Helix was once a stable genetic legacy of Leman Russ. Note how this says "the Chapter's" history, and not "the Legion's" history, which means that this didn't happen until after the Scouring had ended.

It probably was stable until they added Fenrisian DNA. If it was stable it wouldnt explain Magnus' comments. Or if I remember right, the Wolves going wulfen during the eradication of Prospero, Though I'd have to check that.

Are you suggesting that they modified the Space Wolf gene-seed with Fenrisian DNA, rather than just sticking to the stuff they extracted from Space Marines/Leman Russ?

 Izural wrote:
Why do Space Wolves have possessed?

Space Wolves have mutants.

Sisters of Battle have possessed.

pm713 wrote:

Rosebuddy wrote:

 Warpig1815 wrote:

As to why the Imperium doesn't wholescale purge them - probably the same reason ratlings, ogryn, navigators, psykers and astropaths are permitted to remain - they are useful to an organisation of the Imperium and so long as they are useful they are conveniently overlooked. At one point in 40k, there were even Beastmen fighting in the Imperial Guard.

Ratlings and ogryns are stable human subspecies in their own right. Humans aren't suddenly born or mutate into them. Navigators are similarly stable and crucial to the continued existence of the Imperium. Psykers are purged. They're rounded up and sent away to either be made into astropaths, put into the Astronomican or feed the Emperor, depending on how strong they are.

Or given some of the best weaponry in the Imperium and one of the highest ranking positions.

A tiny fraction are tested for becoming space marines or trained as inquisitors, yes. There area very few of those compared to the great mass that are used up or simply killed.

Rosebuddy wrote:

pm713 wrote:

Rosebuddy wrote:

 Warpig1815 wrote:

As to why the Imperium doesn't wholescale purge them - probably the same reason ratlings, ogryn, navigators, psykers and astropaths are permitted to remain - they are useful to an organisation of the Imperium and so long as they are useful they are conveniently overlooked. At one point in 40k, there were even Beastmen fighting in the Imperial Guard.

Ratlings and ogryns are stable human subspecies in their own right. Humans aren't suddenly born or mutate into them. Navigators are similarly stable and crucial to the continued existence of the Imperium. Psykers are purged. They're rounded up and sent away to either be made into astropaths, put into the Astronomican or feed the Emperor, depending on how strong they are.

Or given some of the best weaponry in the Imperium and one of the highest ranking positions.

A tiny fraction are tested for becoming space marines or trained as inquisitors, yes. There area very few of those compared to the great mass that are used up or simply killed.

Which is hardly different to the standard citizen.

 Lord_Inquisitor_Doge wrote:

the ancient wrote:

 Lord_Inquisitor_Doge wrote:

The Canis Helix was once a stable genetic legacy of Leman Russ. Note how this says "the Chapter's" history, and not "the Legion's" history, which means that this didn't happen until after the Scouring had ended.

It probably was stable until they added Fenrisian DNA. If it was stable it wouldnt explain Magnus' comments. Or if I remember right, the Wolves going wulfen during the eradication of Prospero, Though I'd have to check that.

Are you suggesting that they modified the Space Wolf gene-seed with Fenrisian DNA, rather than just sticking to the stuff they extracted from Space Marines/Leman Russ?

No. But the gene seed would have been made to be compatible with human stock. If the local Fenrisian dna has been tampered with in ages past, that the Emp didnt know about. It might be reacting to said changes. The Emp isnt omniscient.