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That sums it up fairly well. Had another discussion yesterday with a friend who plays SW. I said I kinda picture them being like the characters in Metalocalypse.
"I totally shot this guy with a missle and he exploded all over.
That's so brutal!"

I would watch a 40k show done in the style of metalocalypse. Would be awesome.

Be perfect for the wolves. Totally oblivious to how they come across. Be hilarious.

It would finally give me a reason to like the Space Wolves.

I could totally imagine an the Manager being an Inquisitor.

Or a Imperial Warmaster trying to get them to help where the guard need it

Fafnir wrote:I would watch a 40k show done in the style of metalocalypse. Would be awesome.

I unreservedly agree.

Tokey would totally be a scout.

Fafnir wrote:

Doop Dude wrote:
- Dreads are the wise old uncles.

And Slaanesh Dreads are that weird uncle who touched you in weird places?

Dread Power Fist. Ka-runch.

Fafnir wrote:

Doop Dude wrote:
- Dreads are the wise old uncles.

And Slaanesh Dreads are that weird uncle who touched you in weird places?

Show us on this newly recruited Slaneesh Marine where the Dread touched you, if it is right he is going venerable

Fafnir wrote:

Doop Dude wrote:
- Dreads are the wise old uncles.

And Slaanesh Dreads are that weird uncle who touched you in weird places?

You forgot and gives you 5 bucks to shut up about it.
Somehow I feel this thread has degenerated into a grimdark pedophiliac thread. The future of pedophilism.

Would Librarians be a little different since they keep the history/secrets of the chapter (with obvious exceptions like DA)

Son 0f Dorn wrote:Would Librarians be a little different since they keep the history/secrets of the chapter (with obvious exceptions like DA)

No one likes Librarians...
They apart from their brothers much like Techmarines.

It's a funny thing, Bromance? No, fraternity No. Ask any one who has served, its comradeship. You mercilessly take the piss out of each other, competiviness, you would share your darkest secrets, ambitions, hopes, aspirations, fears. You talk about anything, everything, you share the triumphs, victories, the defeats, the stress, the fear the hardships, everything absolutely everything. Boot polish, tooth paste, food, water. It is bizarre because outside of the military (standfast maybe the emergency services) you never know the people you work with that well. People I have served with, i could tell you things their mothers wouldn't know. They are not your friends, they are your comrades, Brothers in Arms.

mwnciboo wrote:It's a funny thing, Bromance? No, fraternity No. Ask any one who has served, its comradeship. You mercilessly take the piss out of each other, competiviness, you would share your darkest secrets, ambitions, hopes, aspirations, fears. You talk about anything, everything, you share the triumphs, victories, the defeats, the stress, the fear the hardships, everything absolutely everything. Boot polish, tooth paste, food, water. It is bizarre because outside of the military (standfast maybe the emergency services) you never know the people you work with that well. People I have served with, i could tell you things their mothers wouldn't know. They are not your friends, they are your comrades, Brothers in Arms.

Fully agreed, some people don't know how mad can i be.... my fellow comrades of my company knew it some things are naturally shared with your comrades... unlike in civilian life... you have to serve to undestand many things that other will not

Black Corsair wrote:

mwnciboo wrote:It's a funny thing, Bromance? No, fraternity No. Ask any one who has served, its comradeship. You mercilessly take the piss out of each other, competiviness, you would share your darkest secrets, ambitions, hopes, aspirations, fears. You talk about anything, everything, you share the triumphs, victories, the defeats, the stress, the fear the hardships, everything absolutely everything. Boot polish, tooth paste, food, water. It is bizarre because outside of the military (standfast maybe the emergency services) you never know the people you work with that well. People I have served with, i could tell you things their mothers wouldn't know. They are not your friends, they are your comrades, Brothers in Arms.

Fully agreed, some people don't know how mad can i be.... my fellow comrades of my company knew it some things are naturally shared with your comrades... unlike in civilian life... you have to serve to undestand many things that other will not

It is certainly true for soldiers in our world, but we are talking about SM, in other words, beings that are beyond humanity and that will likely live and fight for hundred of years and face a thousand times more horrors than modern soldiers.
I think their relationship goes beyond pure comradeship.

To you guys that served in the military, how would you imagine your relationship with your brothers in arms after 200 years of service and war?

Laodamia wrote:

Black Corsair wrote:

mwnciboo wrote:It's a funny thing, Bromance? No, fraternity No. Ask any one who has served, its comradeship. You mercilessly take the piss out of each other, competiviness, you would share your darkest secrets, ambitions, hopes, aspirations, fears. You talk about anything, everything, you share the triumphs, victories, the defeats, the stress, the fear the hardships, everything absolutely everything. Boot polish, tooth paste, food, water. It is bizarre because outside of the military (standfast maybe the emergency services) you never know the people you work with that well. People I have served with, i could tell you things their mothers wouldn't know. They are not your friends, they are your comrades, Brothers in Arms.

Fully agreed, some people don't know how mad can i be.... my fellow comrades of my company knew it some things are naturally shared with your comrades... unlike in civilian life... you have to serve to undestand many things that other will not

It is certainly true for soldiers in our world, but we are talking about SM, in other words, beings that are beyond humanity and that will likely live and fight for hundred of years and face a thousand times more horrors than modern soldiers.
I think their relationship goes beyond pure comradeship.

To you guys that served in the military, how would you imagine your relationship with your brothers in arms after 200 years of service and war?

I'm still in service and honestly, if by then they didn't killed me, I'll kill them xD

One can stand so much bikering xDDDDD

SM have also been hypnotically indoctrinated with information and ideals, so I should think this would also change the way they socialize.

I guess it would be like us guys in the army.

We had this discussion one day at work:

Us regular army guys are like a messed up all boys highschool, completely immature and slowed and never ending discussions of female body parts and questionable sex positions.

Rangers are like the jocks... they're just plain slowed and find strength through udder meat-headism.

And Special Forces guys are the obnoxious frat boys that always crash the fething party with their obnoxious shenanigans such as taking Facebook profile pictures whilst clearing a room with 20 flash bangs and unnecessary firepower.

Son 0f Dorn wrote:
Actually, the term 'bromance' is popular slang where I live and amoungst my friends (as we're all dorks that way) and I didn't really think about it being a relatively new term when I used it.

Interesting. I'm sorry for my overreaction. Over here in England, I've never actually heard it used in real life.

As for the phallic issue, I think it comes more down to that particular shape being the most effecient for the purpose of thrusting. Whether it's a phallically shaped ship thrusting through atmostphere to get to outer space, a phallically shaped sworth thrusting forward to pierce armor and kill an enemy, or a phallically shaped weapon thrusting a projectile outwards do kill/maim/destroy someone. We see it everywhere because no other shape is as effecienct for conveying kinetic energy to a specific point. Seeking it all out is reading too deeply into it, IMHO.

Phallic shaped only in a broad sense though. I mean, shapewise, it's actually completely different.

The latter part goes without saying. If you got parts shaped like a sword or a sword shaped like someone's parts, you need some help.

I imagine a lot of high fives during a SM victory

"Bro, did you see me blow up that monolith?"
"It totally rocked!"
*HIGH FIVE*

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH interseting thread

Lord_Osma wrote:I imagine a lot of high fives during a SM victory

"Bro, did you see me blow up that monolith?"
"It totally rocked!"
*HIGH FIVE*

Or the bro-fist.

I imagine them to be like Spartans. 'Nuff said.

How about a brotherly headbutt to the forehead? Wait,scratch that, service studs... ouch...

Son 0f Dorn wrote:

Lord_Osma wrote:I imagine a lot of high fives during a SM victory

"Bro, did you see me blow up that monolith?"
"It totally rocked!"
*HIGH FIVE*

Or the bro-fist.

Yeah, imagine power-fist hive-five

SomeRandomEvilGuy wrote:

purplefood wrote:Freud would have a field day with GW models and fluff...

Just remember, if someone has a sword, it's actually phallic imagery. If someone stabs a vampire through the chest with a stake, it's phallic. Someone has a large weapon? Phallic. Am I the only one that thinks that this sort of thinking is ridiculous.

I wonder more about people who see imaginary penises in everything than the designers who put big weapons on space marines.

Son 0f Dorn wrote:

Lord_Osma wrote:I imagine a lot of high fives during a SM victory

"Bro, did you see me blow up that monolith?"
"It totally rocked!"
*HIGH FIVE*

Or the bro-fist.

This is why I tell Space Marine players that they have to take a armor save after they win a game because the idiot with a powerfist was going around high-fiving his buddies.

Mentat wrote:

SomeRandomEvilGuy wrote:

purplefood wrote:Freud would have a field day with GW models and fluff...

Just remember, if someone has a sword, it's actually phallic imagery. If someone stabs a vampire through the chest with a stake, it's phallic. Someone has a large weapon? Phallic. Am I the only one that thinks that this sort of thinking is ridiculous.

I wonder more about people who see imaginary penises in everything than the designers who put big weapons on space marines.

In the case of Space Marines, who are GW's flagship and most marketed iconic figure, an image that presents an incredibly masculine image (which can easily be sold to imasculated teenagers), yes, imaginary penises are everywhere.

Sex sells, and it's not nearly as overt as you think it is.

Fafnir wrote:

Mentat wrote:

SomeRandomEvilGuy wrote:

purplefood wrote:Freud would have a field day with GW models and fluff...

Just remember, if someone has a sword, it's actually phallic imagery. If someone stabs a vampire through the chest with a stake, it's phallic. Someone has a large weapon? Phallic. Am I the only one that thinks that this sort of thinking is ridiculous.

I wonder more about people who see imaginary penises in everything than the designers who put big weapons on space marines.

In the case of Space Marines, who are GW's flagship and most marketed iconic figure, an image that presents an incredibly masculine image (which can easily be sold to imasculated teenagers), yes, imaginary penises are everywhere.

Sex sells, and it's not nearly as overt as you think it is.

Covert sex?