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So are there any? Didn't think about one until I saw this:


I would collect them, they look so tough in armor. And so sweet in the same time

Cadians probably have a good mix of women in their regiments due to everyone needing to fight and all.

Don't think there are any all female Cadian regiments, but I wouldn't put it past the writers of 40k as there is an all female Valhallan regiment.

A bit creepy and slightly sexist but i don't judge... well i do but not out loud... much anyway.
It would be possible, probably for an interior guard regiment rather than a regiment that went of into the galaxy at large.

That picture would be perfect, if it weren't for the disgusting amount of makeup. As it is, the makeup makes her look like some sort of whore cosplaying for a client.

There are, and it's mentioned that women make up the majority of the Interior Guard regiments.

Melissia wrote:As it is, the makeup makes her look like some sort of whore cosplaying for a client.

With a Hellgun


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Kanluwen wrote:There are, and it's mentioned that women make up the majority of the Interior Guard regiments.

So the logic is men are going to galaxy and fight while woman fight at home?

The logic is that the women are needed to breed more cadians, while the men are rather expendable in comparison.

Essentially, sexist to both genders in a purely logical and non-biased away.

Melissia wrote:That picture would be perfect, if it weren't for the disgusting amount of makeup. As it is, the makeup makes her look like some sort of whore cosplaying for a client.

Yes, that is an excessive amount of makeup, especially for a soldier.

On another thing, it seems like a good idea to have women in the Guard. Leaving the fighting to the men has a few problems, the first and foremost among them would mean far less fighters than a gender integrated army.


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Oh, and GW needs to look good to feminists, and they aren't doing a very good job IMO

Melissia wrote:The logic is that the women are needed to breed more cadians, while the men are rather expendable in comparison.

Essentially, sexist to both genders in a purely logical and non-biased away.

Logically Nurse Buxom would assist every departing guardsman in leaving a sample for freezing. Weather or not the swimmers in that sample (if any) are used to make more little guardsmen and how many should come down to the service record of the donor.

Something similar could be done for guardswomen, may even simplify things if all the eggs were scraped.

The Krieg'ers use Vitae Vats, are the Cadians wham-bam-thank-you-Ma'am?

I honestly don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised if some Cadian regiments used artificial wombs.

After all a pregnant soldier can't exactly fight as well anyway.

Cadia, though a fortress world, isn't a poison-swamped, nuclear wasteland like Krieg so... yeah, probably more of the latter, less of the former.

What about women Commisars?

wait a sec.... women in the Imperial Guard exists. There is also a commander in the high ranks.

As far as I know, there is no sexism (generally speaking) in the Imperium except for the Adeptus Astartes for obvious reasons (gene seed manipulation problems). So it is fairly good to assume that females do take an active part fighting in the Imperial Guard... from soldiers to commissars to generals.

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but let's remember that things changes from planet to planet. Valhalla might have one female regiment because they are basically WW2 Soviets and doing a thing like this, has sense.

KOS wrote:but let's remember that things changes from planet to planet. Valhalla might have one female regiment because they are basically WW2 Soviets and doing a thing like this, has sense.

It's up to the planet to worry about gender ratios. The Imperium merely orders that a given planet provide X number of regiments for the IG. Aside from what appears to be a policy of encouraging new regiments to be segregated along gender lines, the Imperium appears to be largely oblivious to the genders of the people filling the ranks. The only time that the Imperium is likely to start meddling with the recruits that a planet sends up is if there is a marked lack of quality.

That picture does seem a bit heavy on the make up. Actually, any make up at all would be too much for a soldier.

There is definitely sexism in the Imperium, although because of the variety of worlds there are probably a fair few female dominated ones. For an example of sexism, there has only ever been one Lady General (Jenit Sulla) ever recorded. As for female commissars, they are usually only assigned to female regiments.

As for Cadia, there have to be a fair amount of female regiments as the birth and conscription rates are the same.

in the novel Helsreach there were women that was mentioned many times. Especially the one that was an advisor I believe, but also one that was a storm trooper and was supposed to be beautiful.

xXSir MontyXx wrote: but also one that was a storm trooper and was supposed to be beautiful.

Maybe it's a beautiful man

Anyway, I think it is a stupid rule to have both female and male Regiments...
When in a companion of a female man are more relaxed and that is good for moral.
Not to mention female can help solders ease their fear and despair before battle...

Why was that rule invented in first place?

Brother Coa wrote:

xXSir MontyXx wrote: but also one that was a storm trooper and was supposed to be beautiful.

Maybe it's a beautiful man

Haha no!

No, no all female regiments. Women are just included in regiments.
The same as those porny-looking drawngs of other things of 40k. Would be fun to see a female Death Korps of Krieg.

thenoobbomb wrote:No, no all female regiments. Women are just included in regiments.
The same as those porny-looking drawngs of other things of 40k. Would be fun to see a female Death Korps of Krieg.

how would you tell, between the gas mask and trench coat there arent many noticeable features.

KOS wrote:wait a sec.... women in the Imperial Guard exists. There is also a commander in the high ranks.

As far as I know, there is no sexism (generally speaking) in the Imperium except for the Adeptus Astartes for obvious reasons (gene seed manipulation problems). So it is fairly good to assume that females do take an active part fighting in the Imperial Guard... from soldiers to commissars to generals.

The imperium is sexist, and racist, xenophobic even. The don't like mutants, they don't like people who follow the wrong religion and they don't like people who know too much about anything.

thenoobbomb wrote:Would be fun to see a female Death Korps of Krieg.

Aren't DKoK all clones of the same guy?

Howard A Treesong wrote:The imperium is sexist, and racist, xenophobic even. The don't like mutants, they don't like people who follow the wrong religion and they don't like people who know too much about anything.

Mutants already almost wiped out humanity, and frequently are the result of Chaotic corruption.
"Following the wrong religion" often means giving aid to real creatures that want to eat you and/or your soul.

Just because they discriminate against people who would destroy humanity through malice or incompetence does not mean they necessarily hold every imaginable prejudice. I far prefer a "black and white lived in perfect harmony and ganged up on green" take on things, where pre-Imperium humanity largely overcame such prejudices as racism, sexism and homophobia, only to learn new ones from bloody experience.

DkoK aren't technically clones...

thenoobbomb wrote:No, no all female regiments.

Yes, they exist.


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Brother Coa wrote:What about women Commisars?

They exist, but they're rare as most female Schola Progenium students are pushed towards the Adepta Sororitas. Remember, the Ecclesiarchy basically runs it, even if other organizations benefit greatly from it and probably have a lot of input.

thenoobbomb wrote:No, no all female regiments. Women are just included in regiments.
The same as those porny-looking drawngs of other things of 40k. Would be fun to see a female Death Korps of Krieg.

Actually the opposite is true. There are usually only mono-gender regiments. Female regiments are very common - women are given the chance, nay, expected, to do their bit for the Emperor also.

The very few mixed-gender regiments are the exception (Valhallan 597th and the Tanith First and Only being the most famous ones).

Brother Coa wrote:What about women Commisars?

General Commissar Balashin
Noted for her exception fury when hunitng odwn corruption (GG)

thenoobbomb wrote:No, no all female regiments. Women are just included in regiments.
The same as those porny-looking drawngs of other things of 40k. Would be fun to see a female Death Korps of Krieg.

The dreadful secret of the Death Korps, they're all actually women under those gas masks!

Howard A Treesong wrote:

KOS wrote:wait a sec.... women in the Imperial Guard exists. There is also a commander in the high ranks.

As far as I know, there is no sexism (generally speaking) in the Imperium except for the Adeptus Astartes for obvious reasons (gene seed manipulation problems). So it is fairly good to assume that females do take an active part fighting in the Imperial Guard... from soldiers to commissars to generals.

The imperium is sexist, and racist, xenophobic even. The don't like mutants, they don't like people who follow the wrong religion and they don't like people who know too much about anything.

Can you give an actual example of the IoM being sexist? probably not.

Humanity in the IoM general isn't racist (the all serve the Emperor), although interaction between different worlds can be strained due to language problems, and different cultures.

Xenophobia is fairly common seeing as aliens exist and as a whole they all treat other species in the sme way, enemies. its perfectly fine to be xenophobic if their is actually something to fear.

Religion is completely different to the real world in 40k, because actual beings exist in the 40k universe that like to get worshipped and like to see humans tortured and killed. also most mutants represent either a clear and present danger to the stability of the human gene pool or are the direct work of the warp.

Xenopobia and religious hatred may be very wrong in the world we have now, but in the 40k universe it is common sence and fully justified.


As to the picture, it would be good if it was actually accurate, in the 40k universe a IG soldier wouldn't have time to do makeup and they don't stay pretty for long.

A phobia is an irrational fear so the imperium isn't xenophobic either since they do have something to fear

Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:A phobia is an irrational fear so the imperium isn't xenophobic either since they do have something to fear

Actually a phobia is an irrational fear or hatred of something.
The Imperium technically has a reason to hate Aliens so it isn't really Xenophobia...