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What's the most idiotic thing you have ever saw of heard in 40k?

To me it's the Taros campaign. The amount of disorganization between the Imperial troops was so great that mid-eval army could defeat them. And they even have Space Marines that they use completely wrong...

After that, I suppose Eldar in DoW II ( first one ). Instead of coming to Thule and asking for help - they do everything to doom Human worlds. In the end Imperial defeat Tyranids, Orks and Eldar... And they do that without using half of their chapter...

The reason the Soul Drinkers went renegade...

Why Lugft Huron turned traitor. I have read both Badab war books several times and I still don't understand why he thought withstanding geene-seed for so long would be a good idea.

The Taros Campaign. Why did the Tau have all the good fortune, and the Impeirals completeley and utterly fail to do anything intelligent?

codex GK, BA, and all the ultra marine flff in C:SM

ChrisWWII wrote:The Taros Campaign. Why did the Tau have all the good fortune, and the Impeirals completeley and utterly fail to do anything intelligent?

BECAUSE.... if you put a decent command structure behind those forces the Tau wouldn't be here anymore.....

Bringing out Codex: Space Marines.

Brunius wrote:Bringing out Codex: Space Marines.

You stole my comment!

Well it is very dumb how Space Marine fight one another. Like when the Dark Angels and Black Templers fought each other just beacuse they both wanted to excecute a Fallen Angel.

Draigo.

One man, I don't care who you are, should not have the ability to carve anything into a primarchs chest (unless you're a primarch of course). His story, while understood to show the sheer awesomeness of GKs, its stupidly over the top.

In a nutshell:

Horus, gets stabbed with a magic sword, turns traitor.

Or the fact that Goge Vandir declare war on Adaptus Mechanicus and Adaptus Astartes

Nurgle. The gods of chaos are meant to be based on an emotion, or thought. Illness is not an emotion.

zilegil wrote:Nurgle. The gods of chaos are meant to be based on an emotion, or thought. Illness is not an emotion.

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Nurgle

"All gods are embodiments of the hopes, fears and other strong emotions and concepts generated by the mortal races. In Nurgle's case, the source of power is the livings' fear of inevitable death and disease, and their unconscious response to that fear, which is the "power of life", the motivating power of mankind and other races."

The Tau Ethereal that invited the Necrons down to the planet for a party. How stupid are you that you invite metal skeletons that have the firepower to destroy an entire Tyranid invasion force in a matter of a couple of days down for a celebratory party?

That space marine tactics are completely suicidal sometimes and overtly clever at others. Wouldent they have a manual for this? Mabye fulgrim should have read it?

tarnish wrote:That space marine tactics are completely suicidal sometimes and overtly clever at others. Wouldent they have a manual for this? Mabye fulgrim should have read it?

I thought there was a manual called the Codex Astartes, written by Mr R. Guilliman?

The Emperor.

Stop acting like a demi god if you do not want to be worshipped.

jeez.

That no thread can go a day without mentioning Matt Ward.

Mr. Burning wrote:In a nutshell:

Horus, gets stabbed with a magic sword, turns traitor.

I thought it was more like:
Gets stabbed with a magic swod, dies, comes back a traitor.

that pesky magic sword/ those wizards again!

purplefood wrote:

Mr. Burning wrote:In a nutshell:

Horus, gets stabbed with a magic sword, turns traitor.

I thought it was more like:
Gets stabbed with a magic swod, dies, comes back a traitor.

He doesn't die, the closest he gets is comatose. They take him to Davins other moon to stop him dying, which they achieve.
There's a lot more to it than simply Horus getting stabbed with the sword and instantly turning traitor but thats a discussion for another thread.

Most anything Written by Mat Ward. Really though, i think it is probably the Horus thing. Humanity was thrown into a 10k year and onward conflict with probably the greatest mortal and imortal evil to ever exist. Made for a great game and dozens of books though .

I have a small list of things I hate and consider idiotic in 40k.

1] Chuck 'Draigo' Norris. Matt Ward's favorite child. He's story is completely ridiculous and spits in the face of the entire premise of 40k.

2] "Everyone wants to be an Ultramarine!" Again, another Ward product.

3] The Taros campaign from Imperial Armour. Its nothing but Tau masturbation and Tau-mary sue in all its glory. The Marines and Guard were made to look like idiots and people who suffer incredible bad luck so that the Tau could win.

4] The Siege of Vraks from Imperial Armour, again. Their are ways that the Imperium could have handled that conflict better, but it was all ignored just so that a book and scenario could be created.

Tyranid weapons. I was flipping through the rule book and I swear I saw one with a clip. Your an organic race, why do you have guns?

iproxtaco wrote:
He doesn't die, the closest he gets is comatose. They take him to Davins other moon to stop him dying, which they achieve.
There's a lot more to it than simply Horus getting stabbed with the sword and instantly turning traitor but thats a discussion for another thread.

which book in the heresy series details this event? id really like to read it

Sothas wrote:Draigo.

One man, I don't care who you are, should not have the ability to carve anything into a primarchs chest (unless you're a primarch of course). His story, while understood to show the sheer awesomeness of GKs, its stupidly over the top.

And in the old fluff, one Justicar by himself could slay a Greater Daemon. Why can't a GRAND MASTER carve a name into a Daemon Primarch's heart? Grey Knights are meant to be over the top. Personally, I like Draigo's fluff (please don't attempt to kill me for saying that. It's just my opinion). Yeah, Ward wrote some ridiculous fluff for the Knights, but besides the Sister slaying and covering their armor in their blood, I liked the fluff (again, please don't kill me for saying that).

Anyways, back on topic for me now.....

Most idiotic thing in the 40k universe? I'll give you a two word answer:

Tau Empire

tarnish wrote:

iproxtaco wrote:
He doesn't die, the closest he gets is comatose. They take him to Davins other moon to stop him dying, which they achieve.
There's a lot more to it than simply Horus getting stabbed with the sword and instantly turning traitor but thats a discussion for another thread.

which book in the heresy series details this event? id really like to read it

False Gods.

Matt Ward's fluff.

Fireing 87 las-shots into a group of sanguinary guard and killing two people! :(

Corporal_Reznov wrote:I have a small list of things I hate and consider idiotic in 40k.

1] Chuck 'Draigo' Norris. Matt Ward's favorite child. He's story is completely ridiculous and spits in the face of the entire premise of 40k.

2] "Everyone wants to be an Ultramarine!" Again, another Ward product.

3] The Taros campaign from Imperial Armour. Its nothing but Tau masturbation and Tau-mary sue in all its glory. The Marines and Guard were made to look like idiots and people who suffer incredible bad luck so that the Tau could win.

4] The Siege of Vraks from Imperial Armour, again. Their are ways that the Imperium could have handled that conflict better, but it was all ignored just so that a book and scenario could be created.

QFT.

Almost every IA sucks.Even the Nid IA is known for downgrading Nids(the most pathetic Bio Titan ever seen) and I always wonder why did the Eversor suddenly forgot to bring a spare clip.
The whole Vraks thing is the worst piece of fluff(Vindicares have shield piercing rounds you FW idio** and that's from their codex).