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2013/12/10 23:03:05
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Angered Reaver Arena Champion
Connah's Quay, North Wales
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I've just finished reading the Eisenhorn trilogy, which i read after reading the Ciaphias Cain books which i read after reading some of the First and Only books and I've enjoyed each and everyone in it's own way. This made me think that it's not the Mary Sue Bolter Pornstar marines that deserve all this attention, but the bad ass normal humans who do incredible things in a universe of impossible danger. The likes of Hector Rex facing down Angrath, or Malcador sitting upon the Golden Throne. Amazing feats preformed by amazingly human characters, but who do you think is the coolest? Who's stories do you most enjoy and who can you sympathize with? I would personally choose Eisenhorn for likability, his slow decent into radicalism was an amazing read and it included awesome ideas, while for badassery i would choose Hector Rex for facing down a FETHING Daemon Lord!
Who will you choose?
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2013/12/10 23:09:29
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Gore-Soaked Lunatic Witchhunter
Seattle
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Harlon Fething Nayl.
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It is best to be a pessimist. You are usually right and, when you're wrong, you're pleasantly surprised. |
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2013/12/11 00:55:22
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Nervous Karist Novitiate
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The Garantine
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Doesn't matter how I came by it. Point is, this is the genuine article: a Space Marine bolter. Cursed? Only if you get caught with it. Here, I'll show you how easy it is.
-Last words of Edwin Dice, Metallican arms dealer |
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2013/12/11 01:01:42
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Junior Officer with Laspistol
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No love for Solomon Loc? Took down a Bio Titan like a boss y'know...
I went Hector Rex because he, too, is a badass.
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Pretre: OOOOHHHHH snap. That's like driving away from hitting a pedestrian.
Pacific:First person to Photoshop a GW store into the streets of Kabul wins the thread.
Selym: "Be true to thyself, play Chaos" - Jesus, Daemon Prince of Cegorach.
H.B.M.C: You can't lobotomise someone twice. |
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2013/12/11 01:05:53
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Hurr! Ogryn Bone 'Ead!
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++ Colonel "Iron Hand" Strakhen ++
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2013/12/11 01:40:15
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Navigator
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Solomon Lok by a mile, though as he's not on the list Malcador comes next for me
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(' ');1750Elysian Inquisitional D-99 Task Force
(' ');1750 Red Scorpions
 3500 HH Ordo Reductor
 3000 HH Iron Warriors
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2013/12/11 01:45:01
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Ghost of Greed and Contempt
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The Garantine was awesome, but I'd say he'd fall more into "post-human", I actually really like Ravenor - Eisenhorn is more badass, however.
I'd also put up Varl from Gaunt's Ghosts, he's pretty damn cool.
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2013/12/11 01:47:08
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Gargantuan Gargant
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Malcador. Arguably one of the most influential humans in Imperial history given his role in not only establishing Adeptus Terra but also the start of the Inquisition and Grey Knights.
It's also quite awesome to see a small advisor held with such high esteem by the Emperor in his court in contrast to the genetic powerhouses of the Primarchs and Custodes. Wish we could see more of his psychic prowess in action because so far we only know he's a potent telepath and has some measure of telekinesis as well.
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2013/12/11 01:55:55
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Tunneling Trygon
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Ollanius Pius.
From 1D4Chan (hopefully the swearing filter catches everything) - "He's spent months fighting a grueling war in which his enemies are demigods allied with daemons, and now he's found himself in the closest thing to Hell he's ever known. He probably wasn't even supposed to get teleported up to the arch-traitor's battle barge in the first place, and just ended up in the wrong place at the worst possible time.
Somehow he's survived horrors beyond comprehension to make his way to the very bridge of Horus' flagship. He saw a veritable angel call upon Horus to answer for his crimes, and he saw that angel die as messily as any guardsman. His Emperor - who he fervently believes is a god incarnate, even if he's not supposed to - lies mortally wounded, and Horus, perhaps, has taken a moment to gloat before he strikes the killing blow.
His armor is slightly more effective than tissue paper, his weapon slightly more powerful than a flashlight. A single electrified claw from Horus' weapon is bigger than his entire body. He stands before a being infused by the dark gods' with incalculable power, that can and will obliterate his soul with no more effort than it would take him to swat a gnat. Nothing he can do could possibly make a difference.
He could run. He could turn his weapon on himself. He could give in to the insidious whispers that echo from the ship's corridors into his mind.
Ollanius Pius does the duty his Emperor requires of him. He dies standing and holds the fething line."
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http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/527774.page |
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2013/12/11 02:07:10
Subject: Re:Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Sadistic Inquisitorial Excruciator
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Septimus and Octavia from the ADB Night Lords series!
Lucarikx
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2013/12/11 02:16:38
Subject: Re:Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Hardened Veteran Guardsman
Cadia
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Alexander the Great IN SPAAAACE! I still think he's badass for conquering so many planets.
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Savior of Tartarus
Veteran of the assault on Lorn V
Conqueror of Kronus
Lord of the Kaurava system
Hero of the Aurelian Crusade |
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2013/12/11 05:12:26
Subject: Re:Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Ork-Hunting Inquisitorial Xenokiller
Strike Cruiser Vladislav Volkov
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Inquisitor Czevak. The man's been invited to the Black Library, and that was only the start of his story.
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2013/12/11 05:21:38
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Rough Rider with Boomstick
Guelph Ontario
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I'm quite fond of Lord General Castor. The only human being to have a trophy mount for every single Tyranid bioform yet encountered. That includes Bio Titans.
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Think of something clever to say. |
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2013/12/11 06:34:49
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Commoragh-bound Peer
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Andrej the guardsman from Helsreach.
Greatest 40k character ever.
In the grim darkness of the future... He is always right.
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2013/12/11 06:46:25
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Banelord Titan Princeps of Khorne
Noctis Labyrinthus
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Why Nayl?
Anyway...
The Deceiver. 
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2013/12/11 06:50:58
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Longtime Dakkanaut
St. George, UT
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Nazdreg Ug Urdgrub Warlord of the Bad Moons Clan.
An ork with everything that makes orks cool, plus a brain to boot. Easily the most cunning of all Ork Clan Warlords, its just too bad his own greed for material things overtakes his greed for conquest.
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See pics of my Orks, Tau, Emperor's Children, Necrons, Space Wolves, and Dark Eldar here:
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2013/12/11 06:54:29
Subject: Re:Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Hellish Haemonculus
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 Lucarikx wrote:Septimus and Octavia from the ADB Night Lords series!
Lucarikx
Septimus had my initial vote, but I'd have to have Hound in the running too. Dude's just a degenerate slave, not even cool enough to be a personal slave for one of the Night Lords, but he threatened one of them at shotgun-point without flinching. Hound had a clarity of focus, a kind of simplicity, that I admire. He'd have unloaded two barrels of buckshot into the Emperor himself if the Big E was threatening Octavia. Even Talos backed up his claim to have killed one of those crazy Nostraman lions. A definite pick for 'awesomest guy who isn't a marine.' Certainly in my top 5.
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2013/12/11 15:03:49
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Nervous Karist Novitiate
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ApFrot wrote:Andrej the guardsman from Helsreach.
Greatest 40k character ever.
In the grim darkness of the future... He is always right.
Actually yeah I forgot about him. He's just awesome.
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Doesn't matter how I came by it. Point is, this is the genuine article: a Space Marine bolter. Cursed? Only if you get caught with it. Here, I'll show you how easy it is.
-Last words of Edwin Dice, Metallican arms dealer |
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2013/12/11 16:21:05
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Junior Officer with Laspistol
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But the Deciever isn't - wait! 
Well played...
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Pretre: OOOOHHHHH snap. That's like driving away from hitting a pedestrian.
Pacific:First person to Photoshop a GW store into the streets of Kabul wins the thread.
Selym: "Be true to thyself, play Chaos" - Jesus, Daemon Prince of Cegorach.
H.B.M.C: You can't lobotomise someone twice. |
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2013/12/11 16:23:40
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Scouting Shadow Warrior
United States
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No love for Marbo? Lol ok his fluff does kinda suck.
Eisenhorn and Ravenor are pretty bad ass as BL inquisitors but think Rex and Coteaz are pretty awesome. And you got to love Mkoll and Ven from the Ghosts.
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2013/12/11 16:35:38
Subject: Re:Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Growlin' Guntrukk Driver with Killacannon
octarius.Lets krump da bugs!
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Gorgutz.He's funny.Since SOMEONE forgot that you don't have to be a humie to not be a marine boy I went with creed.He can make titans appear from lamposts.It makes sense.After all it is a warhound SCOUT titan.
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Kote!
Kandosii sa ka'rte, vode an.
Coruscanta a'den mhi, vode an.
Bal kote,Darasuum kote,
Jorso'ran kando a tome.
Sa kyr'am nau tracyn kad vode an.
Bal...
Motir ca'tra nau tracinya.
Gra'tua cuun hett su dralshy'a.
Aruetyc talyc runi'la trattok'a.
Sa kyr'am nau tracyn kad, vode an! |
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2013/12/11 16:38:22
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Fixture of Dakka
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Ciaphas Cain, HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!
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2013/12/11 16:43:18
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Screaming Shining Spear
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Scout Trooper "Ven" Mkvenner
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 Farseer Faenyin
 7,100 pts Yme-Loc Eldar(Apoc Included) / 5,700 pts (Non-Apoc)
Record for 6th Edition- Eldar: 25-4-2
Record for 7th Edition -
Eldar: 0-0-0 (Yes, I feel it is that bad)
Battlefleet Gothic: 2,750 pts of Craftworld Eldar
X-wing(Focusing on Imperials): CR90, 6 TIE Fighters, 4 TIE Interceptors, TIE Bomber, TIE Advanced, 4 X-wings, 3 A-wings, 3 B-wings, Y-wing, Z-95
Battletech: Battlion and Command Lance of 3025 Mechs(painted as 21st Rim Worlds) |
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2013/12/11 16:48:09
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Gore-Soaked Lunatic Witchhunter
Seattle
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No psychics. No bio-science augmentations. No augmetics. No Chaos magic. No Xeno trickery.
.... and still this mother-fether kills nine people in four seconds with two handguns.
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It is best to be a pessimist. You are usually right and, when you're wrong, you're pleasantly surprised. |
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2013/12/11 16:49:58
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Regular Dakkanaut
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Eisenhorn wins for me, my favourite BL series for sure
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2013/12/11 17:24:15
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Fresh-Faced New User
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Commisar Rezail from Desert Raiders!
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2013/12/11 19:29:47
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Ancient Ultramarine Venerable Dreadnought
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Julius Hawke. Sole survivor of the Hydra Cordatus debacle who blew up a fuckton of Iron Warriors with an anti-spaceship missile and survived a frag grenade going off in his bunker.
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Iron Warriors 442nd Grand Battalion: 10k points |
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2013/12/11 20:35:38
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Dakka Veteran
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Yriel. The Lord Solar for human exclusives though. 
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2013/12/11 20:41:30
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Mighty Vampire Count
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Inquisitor Amberely Vail
She is:
Clever,
Resourceful,
Open minded (well, as an Inquisitor gets),
Enjoys life (as much as an Inquistor can),
Doesn't dable in Warp magicks etc
Doesn't betray the Imperium
As Ruthless as she needs to be.
Kicks ass in her Artifcer Armour
and is sexy as well
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I AM A MARINE PLAYER
"Unimaginably ancient xenos artefact somewhere on the planet, hive fleet poised above our heads, hidden 'stealer broods making an early start....and now a bloody Chaos cult crawling out of the woodwork just in case we were bored. Welcome to my world, Ciaphas."
Inquisitor Amberley Vail, Ordo Xenos 
"I will admit that some Primachs like Russ or Horus could have a chance against an unarmed 12 year old novice but, a full Battle Sister??!! One to one? In close combat? Perhaps three Primarchs fighting together... but just one Primarch?" da001
www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/528517.page
A Bloody Road - my Warhammer Fantasy Fiction |
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2013/12/11 20:59:29
Subject: Coolest Non-Marine Character
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Pragmatic Primus Commanding Cult Forces
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Eisenhorn, Malcador and Cain are all extremely cool and interesting characters. I picked Cain, but I think many others are almost as interesting.
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