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2011/10/18 14:04:28
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Infiltrating Broodlord
The Faye
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Space marines, the near unstoppable killing machines of the Emperor. We know how tough they can be but,
I was wondering what’s the most silly, strange or embarrassing way a space marine has died that you know of.
The first one that came to mind for me was mentioned in First Heretic. A marine is mentioned who was killed by a primitive warrior by being stabbed through the throat with a sharp stick.
“I’d laugh if it wasn’t so damn tragic” is the reaction if I recall
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We love what we love. Reason does not enter into it. In many ways, unwise love is the truest love. Anyone can love a thing because. That's as easy as putting a penny in your pocket. But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect.
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2011/10/18 14:13:16
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Ancient Ultramarine Venerable Dreadnought
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In "Purging of Kadillus", an Assault Marine landed on a rock badly, broke his ankle, and was then killed by Orks.
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Iron Warriors 442nd Grand Battalion: 10k points |
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2011/10/18 14:18:09
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Infiltrating Broodlord
The Faye
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Coolyo294 wrote:In "Purging of Kadillus", an Assault Marine landed on a rock badly, broke his ankle, and was then killed by Orks.
Aww bless 
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We love what we love. Reason does not enter into it. In many ways, unwise love is the truest love. Anyone can love a thing because. That's as easy as putting a penny in your pocket. But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect.
Chaos Knights: 2000 PTS
Thousand Sons: 2000 PTS - In Progress
Tyranids: 2000 PTS
Adeptus Mechanicus: 2000 PTS
Adeptus Custodes: 2000 PTS - In Progress |
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2011/10/18 14:21:08
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Renegade Inquisitor de Marche
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Pretty much every time marines fight cultists someone gets shot in the throat...
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Dakka Bingo! By Ouze
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Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
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2011/10/18 14:35:18
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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If a game of Deathwatch counts...
A Space Wolf got nudged of a cliff by a grot...
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2011/10/18 14:43:53
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Infiltrating Hawwa'
Through the looking glass
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Soul Eaters book. A SM captain hardened in the heat of hundreds of battles allows a child to just walk up to him and stab him with a needle, killing him.
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“Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer |
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2011/10/18 14:45:39
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Wait, the best one is probably in: ravens flight (HH audio drama).
Corax throws pebbles, killing iron warrior.
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2011/10/18 15:05:00
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Infiltrating Broodlord
The Faye
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Those last two are crazy.
Was there anything special about this needle?
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We love what we love. Reason does not enter into it. In many ways, unwise love is the truest love. Anyone can love a thing because. That's as easy as putting a penny in your pocket. But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect.
Chaos Knights: 2000 PTS
Thousand Sons: 2000 PTS - In Progress
Tyranids: 2000 PTS
Adeptus Mechanicus: 2000 PTS
Adeptus Custodes: 2000 PTS - In Progress |
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2011/10/18 15:07:35
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Infiltrating Hawwa'
Through the looking glass
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It was "SUPER MYSTERIOS XENO TECH" That poisoned him with something so utterly toxic it killed him within an hour or so, or something like that.
To be honest, that entire book is trash. Thinking of making a thread about it see what other people thought about it.
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“Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer |
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2011/10/18 15:10:00
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Willing Inquisitorial Excruciator
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Necroshea wrote:Soul Eaters book. A SM captain hardened in the heat of hundreds of battles allows a child to just walk up to him and stab him with a needle, killing him.
Does it make it more embarrassing or less that the 'child' turned out to be a midget?
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2011/10/18 15:12:59
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Dakka Veteran
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Steve of the Emperor's Other Children slipped in the shower: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/205036.page
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2011/10/18 15:23:58
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Infiltrating Hawwa'
Through the looking glass
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English Assassin wrote:Necroshea wrote:Soul Eaters book. A SM captain hardened in the heat of hundreds of battles allows a child to just walk up to him and stab him with a needle, killing him.
Does it make it more embarrassing or less that the 'child' turned out to be a midget?
I still don't understand why they didn't kill her. They hold her captive, after killing their captain. Then they say what she screamed at them was so blashemous they had to rotate the guards every hour or so while she was captive.
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“Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer |
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2011/10/18 15:26:59
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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They should have punted her out of an airlock.
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2011/10/18 15:49:19
Subject: Re:Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Fixture of Dakka
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It's not nearly as stupid as most of these, but any mention of a Marine being shot through the eye of his helmet.
Those "eyes" are not lenses, they are just a different color armor with a light on it. Autosenses make something like a lens superfluous.
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"'players must agree how they are going to select their armies, and if any restrictions apply to the number and type of models they can use."
This is an actual rule in the actual rulebook. Quit whining about how you can imagine someone's army touching you in a bad place and play by the actual rules.
Freelance Ontologist
When people ask, "What's the point in understanding everything?" they've just disqualified themselves from using questions and should disappear in a puff of paradox. But they don't understand and just continue existing, which are also their only two strategies for life. |
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2011/10/18 15:58:12
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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They are lenses. Period.
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2011/10/18 16:16:36
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Esteemed Veteran Space Marine
Sheppey, England
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Ferrus' elite Morlock terminator honour guard getting ganked en masse by Fulgrim's escort. Amateur hour ...
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2011/10/18 18:24:39
Subject: Re:Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Mutating Changebringer
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The Souldrinker Ominibus is worse than anything Mat Ward has written. I'm still upset I spent $13 on it.
Over 20 typoes in the first hundred pages. I got to chapter 5 of the second book and just couldn't take it anymore.
I'm gonna pretend I never read it. Like the Great Gatsby.
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2011/10/18 18:45:47
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
The ruins of the Palace of Thorns
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Crimson Fists, especially in the original Rogue Trader version of 40k.
Entire chapter blown up by a stray missile.
Crimson Fist chapter master left a bit red-in-the-face.
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2011/10/18 19:18:46
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Insect-Infested Nurgle Chaos Lord
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Necroshea wrote:It was "SUPER MYSTERIOS XENO TECH" That poisoned him with something so utterly toxic it killed him within an hour or so, or something like that.
To be honest, that entire book is trash. Thinking of making a thread about it see what other people thought about it.
It was a digital needler. Quite popular with inquisitors and other scumbags, a few editions ago. Very toxic. All monkey manufacture..
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The Viletide: Daemons of Nurgle/Deathguard: 7400 pts
Disclples of the Dragon - Ad Mech - about 2000 pts 
GSC - about 2000 Pts
Rhulic Mercs - um...many...
Circle Oroboros - 300 Pts or so
Menoth - 300+ pts
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2011/10/18 19:41:03
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Jealous that Horus is Warmaster
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Necroagogo wrote:Ferrus' elite Morlock terminator honour guard getting ganked en masse by Fulgrim's escort. Amateur hour ...
And the other couple legions that happened to be there too.
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2011/10/18 20:42:10
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Fixture of Dakka
Kamloops, BC
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Soladrin wrote:They are lenses. Period.
Yeah I seem to remember them being described as such too.
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2011/10/18 20:48:39
Subject: Re:Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Banelord Titan Princeps of Khorne
Noctis Labyrinthus
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Apparently in the Grey Knights Omnibus, some Grey Knights fight some humans with medieval weaponry.
One of the Grey Knights is killed by a normal sword.
Apparently. Haven't read it myself.
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2011/10/18 20:53:22
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Manhunter
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Soladrin wrote:They are lenses. Period.
I would expect that the SM get something fancy there.
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Lokas wrote:...Enemy of my enemy is kind of a dick, so let's kill him too.
"Without judgement there is no obstacle to action." ~ Kommander Oleg Strakhov
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2011/10/18 21:21:45
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Fixture of Dakka
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Cheesecat wrote:Soladrin wrote:They are lenses. Period.
Yeah I seem to remember them being described as such too.
Only in the novels written by folks who didn't actually do any research on the subject.
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"'players must agree how they are going to select their armies, and if any restrictions apply to the number and type of models they can use."
This is an actual rule in the actual rulebook. Quit whining about how you can imagine someone's army touching you in a bad place and play by the actual rules.
Freelance Ontologist
When people ask, "What's the point in understanding everything?" they've just disqualified themselves from using questions and should disappear in a puff of paradox. But they don't understand and just continue existing, which are also their only two strategies for life. |
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2011/10/18 21:24:56
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Trazyn's Museum Curator
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Soladrin wrote:If a game of Deathwatch counts...
A Space Wolf got nudged of a cliff by a grot...
Ok, 2 things
1: Deathwatch is a game?
2: I sssoooooooooo wanna play it now 
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What I have
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Westwood lives in death!
Peace through power!
A longbeard when it comes to Necrons and WHFB. Grumble Grumble
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2011/10/18 21:34:22
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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One of the Astrates in the wanderers threw a grenade it bounced back and killed him.
Also a few astrates deaths were when a marine tripped and landed on a land mine.
Also one of my chapters one time dropped the life eater virus inside one of their ships it destroyed half the chapter....
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From whom are unforgiven we bring the mercy of war. |
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2011/10/18 21:34:26
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Tough Traitorous Guardsman
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Fifty wrote:Crimson Fists, especially in the original Rogue Trader version of 40k.
Entire chapter blown up by a stray missile.
Crimson Fist chapter master left a bit red-in-the-face.
Damn you beat me. Arguably a tragedy of war but one also a reason only have 1,000 men is very good motivator to not put all your eggs in one basket. Space Castle or no, the Astartes have it coming. Hell a particularly bad bout of flu has probably cripple more than a few Chapters.
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Oh What a Lovely War. |
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2011/10/18 22:21:20
Subject: Re:Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Fresh-Faced New User
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This isnt that bad but in some ways it is. Chapter master killed by some lowely ravenors of the nids. HE was swearing at them while they ripped him apart. Its not that bad but still he was a chapter master, come on.
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2011/10/18 23:06:15
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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DarknessEternal wrote:Cheesecat wrote:Soladrin wrote:They are lenses. Period.
Yeah I seem to remember them being described as such too.
Only in the novels written by folks who didn't actually do any research on the subject.
Show us proof then.
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2011/10/18 23:08:41
Subject: Most ignominious death of space marines in fluff?
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Renegade Inquisitor de Marche
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CthuluIsSpy wrote:Soladrin wrote:If a game of Deathwatch counts...
A Space Wolf got nudged of a cliff by a grot...
Ok, 2 things
1: Deathwatch is a game?
2: I sssoooooooooo wanna play it now
It's an RPG made by Fantasy Flight Games... i think...
Asherian Command wrote:One of the Astrates in the wanderers threw a grenade it bounced back and killed him.
Also a few astrates deaths were when a marine tripped and landed on a land mine.
Also one of my chapters one time dropped the life eater virus inside one of their ships it destroyed half the chapter....
Ash we have talked about you using your DIY fluff as actual fluff...
Also *Astartes
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Dakka Bingo! By Ouze
"You are the best at flying things"-Kanluwen
"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry. |
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