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I would like to know anyones favorite 40k quotes. They have to be official, so like in the books, codexes, rulebook, etc. Even Dawn of War.
I'll start-
Mine is:
"We've run into scorpions the size of battle tanks.
Three men died from eyerot last week and I've
sweated enough to fill a lake. Emperor help me,
I love this place- it's just like home!"
-Captain Rock of the Catachan Jungle Fighters, commenting on Varestus Prime.

"And what are the achievements of your fragile Imperium? It is a corpse rotting slowly from within while maggots writhe in its belly. It was built with the toil of heroes and giants, and now it is inhabited by frightened weaklings to whom the glories of those times are half-forgotten legends. I have forgotten nothing, and my wisdom has expanded far beyond mere mortal frailties."

— Ahriman of the Thousand Sons

'I am Alpharius.'
Just.. just..
YEEEEEEEHAW!

You are not free whose liberty is won by the rigour of other, more righteous souls. You are merely protected. Your freedom is parasitic, you suck the honorable man dry and offer nothing in return. You who have enjoyed freedom, who have done nothing to earn it, your time has come. This time you will stand alone and fight for yourselves. Now you will pay for your freedom in the currency of honest toil and human blood.

--Inquisitor Czevak

Another one of my favorites-
"Heroes of Armageddon! You have withstood the evil
savagery of the Orks, and they having nothing left for
you to fear. So raise high the black banners of
vengeance- now is our time."
- Commissar Yarrick

"Ork locks only lock out Orks"

Think about it

I'm pretty sure that's not an official quote, but still funny. But it's true because if it's something ork made it only works because they believe it does.

"Do not waste your tears, I was not born to watch the world grow dim. Life is not measured in years, but by the deeds of men."
-original Rogue Trader 40k flavor text

Put that on my tombstone guys.

'Travellin' through space is boring. Well, boring unless da hulk yer on is full of dem gene-sneakers, or a base fer da chaos lads wiv da spikes, or already has Boyz on it. Or if humie lootas come callin', that's always good fer a bit a sport. Or unless yer have a mutiny or two to pass da time, or unless strange fings start happenin', which dey usually do when yer out in da warp. One time we had some bloody great ugly fing come straight out of Weird Lugwort's 'ed! It butchered half da lads, that was pretty entertainin'. Come ter fink of it, space is a pretty good larf. And that's before yer find yerself a nice world ta crush!'

or

'Right, first I'll take those teef out for yer, dat should help ease da pain in yer leg. Grokkit, hand me that wrench. Now then... Open wide, and say... AAARGH!'


Also this one, since i love my Kanz.

'Not enuff nails?

Nah, I put da little feller in upside down. '


- musing why his newly constructed dreadnought wasn't working




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Also this one:

The only good 'ooman is a dead 'ooman. An' da only fing better than a dead 'ooman'z a dyin' 'ooman who tell you where ter find 'is mates.

It's hard to pick, with Ork quotes

Wot's faster than a warbuggy, more killy than a warbike, and flies through da air like a bird? I got no bleedin' idea, but I'm gonna find out.

Another is my signature

Anything from the DE codex

From the Daemon codex:
'Understand Mortals, that every one of you, each of your so-called champions, is just a piece in the Great Game of our Masters.'

A Chaos cultist in Dawn of War:

"Do you hear the voices too!?!"

Why do we ride atop these elegant craft? The better to hear the screams of our prey as we ride them down, to savour the fear etched on their faces, to taste the tantalising tang of their blood in the air as an appetiser before the feast. But most of all we ride them so that the slaughter may begin as soon as possible. a DE quote

Reclusiarch Grimaldus of the Black Templars in Helsreach by Aaron Demski-Bowden:

“My tabard, the white of sun-bleached bone, offers a stark contrast to the blacker than black plate beneath. The heraldric cross stands proud on my chest, where Astartes of lesser Chapters wear the Emperor’s aquila. We do not wear His symbol. We ARE His symbol.”

''My face is my shield! My furry is my sword!''

- Captain Hairgel of the Blood Ravens 4th company.



Yes, it was neccesary.

You have a furry as a sword?

Kinky...

"How is your new arm doing?"

"Fine sir, just takes some getting used to."

"Well, remember to wipe your arse with the other hand for now."

A quote from Horus Rising.

I can't find it, every time this thread comes up I can't find it. But it goes something like this.

'As a counter measure, ducking doesn't really do that much. But it is comforting for a few seconds'

Iron within, iron without!

"Chaos space marines, eternally eager for war !"
Dawn of war.

"A moment of negligence leads to a life of heresy" (not sure of the translation though)

another favorite is from the BR in soulstorm, WE ARE SPEESE MAHRINES, thats how i hear it spelled

"The universe has many horrors yet to throw at us. This is not the end of our struggle. This is just the beginning of our crusade to save Humanity. Be faithful! Be strong! Be vigilant!"

"No world shall be beyond my rule; no enemy shall be beyond my wrath."

@ Silentspy22 I am pretty sure it was "My faith is my shield".

But my favorite 40k quote comes from Gabriel Angelos, Captain of the 3rd company, Blood Ravens chapter.
"Learn what? Chaos does not teach! It misleads and it betrays, there is nothing here to learn save for our next course."

 motyak wrote:
I can't find it, every time this thread comes up I can't find it. But it goes something like this.

'As a counter measure, ducking doesn't really do that much. But it is comforting for a few seconds'

Fifteen hours maybe ?

Also my favorite quote has to from DOW winter assault

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKIAMAqGNIY

"We die standing"
Sturn

Nobody's said it so...

WAAAAAAAAGH!!!

Ho Ho Ho (ish!) they do not stand a chance.

Terminator squad speech from Dow1

thenoobbomb wrote

'I am Alpharius.'

^ this

Hell yeah

Cant find the quote but its pretty much;


"Hahahahahahahaha"

A reasoned reply from a Haemonculus.

"Your foe is well-trained, well-armed, and battle-hardened. He believes the gods are on his side. Let them believe what they will. We have the tanks on ours."

Vandire's last words: "I don't have time to die! I'M TOO BUSY!"

Malcador to Garro: "You are a ghost. A figure standing between the dark and the light, trapped amidst the grey. And I have need of such a man."

"I AM THE HAMMER!/I AM THE HATE!/I AM THE WOES OF DAEMONKIND!/I AM THE HAMMER!/I AM THE HATE!/I AM THE END!" Bugger, forget saddling us with Draigo and making us the butt of every munchkin joke, the most unforgivable thing Matt Ward did was to cut the Canticle of Absolution out of the new GK book.

"Despair is an illusion of the mind, pain an illusion of the senses."

Also the variant of the opening text that involves "There is no peace amongst the stars, only an eternity of carnage and slaughter, and the laughter of thirsting gods."

found it:




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