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Prince Yriel

Slayer of *****-Ass Hive Tyrants


He is the greatest character in all of Warhammer 40K.

Discuss God's gift to science-fiction/fantasy. Does he deserve his own novel? If so, who should write it? How easily could he beat the Emperor in an arm-wrestling contest, very easily or moderately easily? How exactly does the Spear of Twilight work? I'm on a horse.

Pretty weak old spice reference IMHO, I'm afraid.

That said, I agree, Yriel is a great character. I'd like him to have a book but I can't really see anyone outside AD-B doing him justice...

AD-B. Hmmm. I wonder how well he could do Eldar.

They weren't portrayed poorly in Void Stalker, but, they didn't have any characterization, imo. They mostly just served as a backdrop.

You wish you could reference Old Spice like I do. I can teach you.

Well he didn't really get a chance to characterise them, as as you said, they were the back up to the Night Lords.

I dunno what he'd be like with the Eldar either, but Yriel seems like the kind of character that would really suit him IMHO...

At the very least, I believe in his-smellf.*

*OK?

All I know is that Magnus the Red is a better character and would easily beat Prince Yriel in a fight.

Magnus couldn't beat lassie yo

How is this puny elf concidered awesomely powerful?

I hate all things elves and really have no idea what this guys deal is.

Eldar don't need books written about them.

They're not human so cannot be easily identifiable with.

You probably think the same thing about Obama. lol

Be gone, primitive monk'keigh!

BlaxicanX wrote:
You probably think the same thing about Obama. lol

Be gone, primitive monk'keigh!

What do my political tastes have to do with anything?

And it's Mon'keigh isn't it?

 DeffDred wrote:

They're not human so cannot be easily identifiable with.

As opposed to Space Skaven (Imperial Guard) or Super-Human Super-Soldiers with nothing human left about them?

Eldar, Orks and even the Necrons are more identifiable as 'human' than what the Imperium has to offer.

 Daba wrote:

As opposed to Space Skaven (Imperial Guard) .

I....what? You mean the humans, yeah?

 Daba wrote:

 DeffDred wrote:

They're not human so cannot be easily identifiable with.

As opposed to Space Skaven (Imperial Guard) or Super-Human Super-Soldiers with nothing human left about them?

Eldar, Orks and even the Necrons are more identifiable as 'human' than what the Imperium has to offer.

So you identify with psycic elves, fungus monsters and robots over humans and people who were one human?

 Daba wrote:
As opposed to Space Skaven (Imperial Guard) or Super-Human Super-Soldiers with nothing human left about them?

Eldar, Orks and even the Necrons are more identifiable as 'human' than what the Imperium has to offer.

The superhuman soldiers not having anything human left in them is blatantly contradictory to most of the fluff, honestly.

Orks are not more identifiable than the Imperial Guard. Necrons might be, but feth the newcrons and their tender metal man feelings.

Look at your Autarch, now back to me. Sadly your Autarch is not Yriel, and nowhere near as good. Look down, your on a craftworld, now look back up. Sitting above you on a throne of badassery is Yriel. Look to his left, he has the Spear of Twilight, now to his right, he has a gun. Look at his eye, it shoots lasers. Now look at your Autarch's left, he has a gun, look to his right he has a sword. You know why this isn't as good as Yriel? Because it isn't a legendary artifact. Look at his sword, feel inadequate, look at Yriel's spear, feel jealous, now take this Tyranid blood so you can smell like Yriel. I'm on a Carnifex

I always laugh at Eldar armour. Seriously, it looks like he has a thong.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
I always laugh at Eldar armour. Seriously, it looks like he has a thong.

Thongs and codpieces are the staple of any fantasy/sci-fi universe worth its salt!

 TheAngrySquig wrote:
Look at your Autarch, now back to me. Sadly your Autarch is not Yriel, and nowhere near as good. Look down, your on a craftworld, now look back up. Sitting above you on a throne of badassery is Yriel. Look to his left, he has the Spear of Twilight, now to his right, he has a gun. Look at his eye, it shoots lasers. Now look at your Autarch's left, he has a gun, look to his right he has a sword. You know why this isn't as good as Yriel? Because it isn't a legendary artifact. Look at his sword, feel inadequate, look at Yriel's spear, feel jealous, now take this Tyranid blood so you can smell like Yriel. I'm on a Carnifex

Awesome.

But Yriel is pretty damn awesome. Not sure how a book about him would go though... And Gav Thorpe could write it, Eldar are his baby And The Path books are awesome IMO


Von Chogg

Yeah, he's awesome, it's just that when you look at Vect, or Drazha...

TBH, any of the other named characters in codex: eldar are probably more awesome. A spear is nothing when you can predict the horus heresy, or create an aspect.

Kerdrukah. You stand corrected.

Eh, drazha would kick his ass in a fight, no problem. Plus, Kehadruakh isn't that great in-game, either.

Drazhar's a wonderful beast, but nit every character in the DE book is great. Yriel I put on par with Sliscus in badassness

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
I always laugh at Eldar armour. Seriously, it looks like he has a thong.

Clearly he has balls of steel because they seem to weigh so much.

 illuknisaa wrote:

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
I always laugh at Eldar armour. Seriously, it looks like he has a thong.

Clearly he has balls of steel because they seem to weigh so much.

LOL
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Like all Eldar characters/issues, he deserves to be expanded by GW.

 DeffDred wrote:

 Daba wrote:

 DeffDred wrote:

They're not human so cannot be easily identifiable with.

As opposed to Space Skaven (Imperial Guard) or Super-Human Super-Soldiers with nothing human left about them?

Eldar, Orks and even the Necrons are more identifiable as 'human' than what the Imperium has to offer.

So you identify with psycic elves, fungus monsters and robots over humans and people who were one human?

You're looking at labels too much, and too superficially.

If the IG were described physically as dirty small rodenty creatures rather than human, they would be less identifiable than the others due to being a horde of rats.

Orks, Eldar and in a way Necrons each represent a different facet of humanity each that has been transposed onto an alien template.

 Von Chogg wrote:

 TheAngrySquig wrote:
Look at your Autarch, now back to me. Sadly your Autarch is not Yriel, and nowhere near as good. Look down, your on a craftworld, now look back up. Sitting above you on a throne of badassery is Yriel. Look to his left, he has the Spear of Twilight, now to his right, he has a gun. Look at his eye, it shoots lasers. Now look at your Autarch's left, he has a gun, look to his right he has a sword. You know why this isn't as good as Yriel? Because it isn't a legendary artifact. Look at his sword, feel inadequate, look at Yriel's spear, feel jealous, now take this Tyranid blood so you can smell like Yriel. I'm on a Carnifex

Awesome.

But Yriel is pretty damn awesome. Not sure how a book about him would go though... And Gav Thorpe could write it, Eldar are his baby And The Path books are awesome IMO


Von Chogg

The Path books are good, but they dont create characters like AD-B does or Yriel deserves IMHO.

 Daba wrote:

 DeffDred wrote:

 Daba wrote:

 DeffDred wrote:

They're not human so cannot be easily identifiable with.

As opposed to Space Skaven (Imperial Guard) or Super-Human Super-Soldiers with nothing human left about them?

Eldar, Orks and even the Necrons are more identifiable as 'human' than what the Imperium has to offer.

So you identify with psycic elves, fungus monsters and robots over humans and people who were one human?

You're looking at labels too much, and too superficially.

If the IG were described physically as dirty small rodenty creatures rather than human, they would be less identifiable than the others due to being a horde of rats.

Orks, Eldar and in a way Necrons each represent a different facet of humanity each that has been transposed onto an alien template.

Personification?

Those "facets" aren't limited to humans. Orks are violent and lead by a dominant force. Eldar don't really share qualities with humans, Necrons.... where are they similar to humans? Other than in form?

Orks do not fear death, Eldar live until killed (or turn to crystal or some-such-crap), and necrons found immortality. None of these are shared by humanity. Humans can not identify with the immortal.

 DeffDred wrote:

 Daba wrote:

 DeffDred wrote:

 Daba wrote:

 DeffDred wrote:

They're not human so cannot be easily identifiable with.

As opposed to Space Skaven (Imperial Guard) or Super-Human Super-Soldiers with nothing human left about them?

Eldar, Orks and even the Necrons are more identifiable as 'human' than what the Imperium has to offer.

So you identify with psycic elves, fungus monsters and robots over humans and people who were one human?

You're looking at labels too much, and too superficially.

If the IG were described physically as dirty small rodenty creatures rather than human, they would be less identifiable than the others due to being a horde of rats.

Orks, Eldar and in a way Necrons each represent a different facet of humanity each that has been transposed onto an alien template.

Personification?

Those "facets" aren't limited to humans. Orks are violent and lead by a dominant force. Eldar don't really share qualities with humans, Necrons.... where are they similar to humans? Other than in form?

Orks do not fear death, Eldar live until killed (or turn to crystal or some-such-crap), and necrons found immortality. None of these are shared by humanity. Humans can not identify with the immortal.

Ya Im wondering the same thing. The Imperial Guard practically slaps you in the face with how they are SIMPLY HUMAN. Thats their big thing.

Eldar don't really share qualities with humans? LOL

Eldar are basically humans dialed up to an 11. Someone needs to read more Path of the ____ books and less bolterporn stories.

BlaxicanX wrote:
Eldar don't really share qualities with humans? LOL

Eldar are basically humans dialed up to an 11. Someone needs to read more Path of the ____ books and less bolterporn stories.

When compared to Imperial Guard though...


Eldar are pretty similar to Humans so its plausable to put one in the mind of an Eldar, that is the reason there are Eldar books in the first place. (And a couple of them I believe)


The issue is more saying the Orks and Necrons are more human like than the Imperial Guard are.

Tau and Eldar are relatable actually, not as much as the Imperial Guard but they are close enough