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I'm just curious, is there ever any mention of the Primarchs having wives/husbands, or mates of any kind or even being remotely interested in the human race regarding attractiveness and relationships? It seems like too big a part of human DNA for the Primarchs to just not have interest. Thoughts?

Being they were engineered as tools of war for the Emperor, any feelings of love or compassion in the role of a spouse would be a foreign concept to them so probably not. Also they're DNA was altered by the emperor apon creation so "human" in a sense is stretching it as a definition for a Primarch.

At the very least any feelings of such would be suppressed by their biology or by cybernetics.

However my money would be on Russ before any other Primarch given his worlds background.

You started this thread just to hear a Lion El'Johnson gay joke didn't you? Well there you go.

And no, there's no references I'm aware of of any primarchs being involved in relationships with humans outside of an adopted familial bond.

Oh boy, here we go again with the Space Marine sex

They were engineered to be war machines. Sex ain't a part of it, so they don't have it. Not sure why you are that interested in a Space Marine's genitals.

 changerofways wrote:
Oh boy, here we go again with the Space Marine sex

/Thread

It's over, everyone leave.

I could see Leman Russ having plenty of one night stands persay...

Pretty sure the only thing Fulgrim would bang is his reflection and that's Pre-Heresy... perhaps something akin to Henry Cyril Paget

Primarchs are completely artificial creations (unlike Space Marines, who were initially humans and then transformed into Astartes). I don't see why the Emperor would include sexual attraction (and reproductive organs, really) in their creation.

Yes, they had mates. I'm not sure if that's true but I figured you wanted to hear that

I believe Leman Russ had several mates on Fenris.

Fulgrim, well post heresy and 40k era, kinda anything goes, anything and everything.

What do you think happened to 2 and 11? They jacked it all in for a quiet life with their partners

 SilverMK2 wrote:
What do you think happened to 2 and 11? They jacked it all in for a quiet life with their partners

Is that a pun?

Leman russ banged wolves end of thread

The Black Library is more chaste than a Disney film written by the Moral Majority. It has a ludicrous lack of sexuality pretty much everywhere. To nobody's surprise, the Primarchs are no exception.

 Jimsolo wrote:
The Black Library is more chaste than a Disney film written by the Moral Majority. It has a ludicrous lack of sexuality pretty much everywhere. To nobody's surprise, the Primarchs are no exception.

Okay, thank you. I was just wondering, because I doubt that the Emperor (realistically) would have removed such a major stress reliever from a warrior's life. It seems to me, what with all of the stress of running Legions and/or several (in the case of Horus and sometimes others), that many of the Primarchs would have been less pissed off and depressed if they had mates. I mean, realistically, It seems like less Primarchs would have rebelled if they had had wives/lovers to counterbalance their fethed-up kill kill kill existences. There were only like 3 or 4 Primarchs who actually had interest in anything besides war - Sanguinius and Fulgrim loved art, Vulkan and Ferrus Manus loved smithing. Everybody else is just all killing and avenging my besmirched honor, you insulted the Emprah for that you must die, etc. etc.

Also, this is not a purely sexual thread, I just wondered if the thought of having a significant other would even pass through a Primarch's mind.

Why do you need them to be having sex?

 Melissia wrote:
Why do you need them to be having sex?

Im pretty sure he "Wants" them to.

probably some fan fiction

 Melissia wrote:
Why do you need them to be having sex?

It wasn't about sex. it was more along the lines of a wife. I was just curious, it was less about them having sex, it was more along the lines of having a positive and loving relationship with people that isn't familial.

 dusara217 wrote:

 Jimsolo wrote:
The Black Library is more chaste than a Disney film written by the Moral Majority. It has a ludicrous lack of sexuality pretty much everywhere. To nobody's surprise, the Primarchs are no exception.

Okay, thank you. I was just wondering, because I doubt that the Emperor (realistically) would have removed such a major stress reliever from a warrior's life. It seems to me, what with all of the stress of running Legions and/or several (in the case of Horus and sometimes others), that many of the Primarchs would have been less pissed off and depressed if they had mates. I mean, realistically, It seems like less Primarchs would have rebelled if they had had wives/lovers to counterbalance their fethed-up kill kill kill existences. There were only like 3 or 4 Primarchs who actually had interest in anything besides war - Sanguinius and Fulgrim loved art, Vulkan and Ferrus Manus loved smithing. Everybody else is just all killing and avenging my besmirched honor, you insulted the Emprah for that you must die, etc. etc.

Also, this is not a purely sexual thread, I just wondered if the thought of having a significant other would even pass through a Primarch's mind.

Russ loved to drink and party.

 dusara217 wrote:

 Melissia wrote:
Why do you need them to be having sex?

It wasn't about sex. it was more along the lines of a wife. I was just curious, it was less about them having sex, it was more along the lines of having a positive and loving relationship with people that isn't familial.

Well Rowboat actually had great admiration for some old lady counsel woman in macrrag in the audio book im currently listening to. but nothing sexual in nature...... not yet anyway.

 guardpiper wrote:

 dusara217 wrote:

 Jimsolo wrote:
The Black Library is more chaste than a Disney film written by the Moral Majority. It has a ludicrous lack of sexuality pretty much everywhere. To nobody's surprise, the Primarchs are no exception.

Okay, thank you. I was just wondering, because I doubt that the Emperor (realistically) would have removed such a major stress reliever from a warrior's life. It seems to me, what with all of the stress of running Legions and/or several (in the case of Horus and sometimes others), that many of the Primarchs would have been less pissed off and depressed if they had mates. I mean, realistically, It seems like less Primarchs would have rebelled if they had had wives/lovers to counterbalance their fethed-up kill kill kill existences. There were only like 3 or 4 Primarchs who actually had interest in anything besides war - Sanguinius and Fulgrim loved art, Vulkan and Ferrus Manus loved smithing. Everybody else is just all killing and avenging my besmirched honor, you insulted the Emprah for that you must die, etc. etc.

Also, this is not a purely sexual thread, I just wondered if the thought of having a significant other would even pass through a Primarch's mind.

I ammend my earlier post. 5 Primarchs who had passions besides killing - RUSS, Sanguinius, Fulgrim, Ferrus Manus and Vulkan.
Russ loved to drink and party.

Politically it would make sense in order to barter a peace treaty they could politically arrange for a woman or hell even a man to quell the problem and merge with the Imperium. I mean its not far off and would make sense to some degree. But considering how 40k divorces itself from reality so often I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't even think of it.

 dusara217 wrote:
it was more along the lines of having a positive and loving relationship with people that isn't familial.

So if it isn't familial, a loving and positive relationship has to involve sex?

All the Astartes in 30K were homo-erotic, so yes.

 Melissia wrote:

 dusara217 wrote:
it was more along the lines of having a positive and loving relationship with people that isn't familial.

So if it isn't familial, a loving and positive relationship has to involve sex?

To seal the deal usually.... Yeah.

In Medevil times, the couple was FORCED to have sex to consummate a marriage.

 BlaxicanX wrote:
All the Astartes in 30K were homo-erotic, so yes.

"Oh brother! You shouldn't have." Exclaimed Brother Tucker.

"How harden it looks on you." Brother Church smiling to his brother.

"Oh My." Brother George replied.

 Asherian Command wrote:

 Melissia wrote:

 dusara217 wrote:
it was more along the lines of having a positive and loving relationship with people that isn't familial.

So if it isn't familial, a loving and positive relationship has to involve sex?

To seal the deal usually.... Yeah.

So you have no friends, only family and lovers?

 Melissia wrote:

 Asherian Command wrote:

 Melissia wrote:

 dusara217 wrote:
it was more along the lines of having a positive and loving relationship with people that isn't familial.

So if it isn't familial, a loving and positive relationship has to involve sex?

To seal the deal usually.... Yeah.

So you have no friends, only family and lovers?

In political marriages?

Ha 'friends'

These are warriors, would you really think it would be romantic?

I do have friends, family and lovers.

But rarely is a political marriage a happy one. Where the couple consider each other 'friends'

 Asherian Command wrote:

 Melissia wrote:

 Asherian Command wrote:

 Melissia wrote:

 dusara217 wrote:
it was more along the lines of having a positive and loving relationship with people that isn't familial.

So if it isn't familial, a loving and positive relationship has to involve sex?

To seal the deal usually.... Yeah.

So you have no friends, only family and lovers?

In political marriages?

I never once mentioned marriage.

 Melissia wrote:

 Asherian Command wrote:

 Melissia wrote:

 Asherian Command wrote:

 Melissia wrote:

 dusara217 wrote:
it was more along the lines of having a positive and loving relationship with people that isn't familial.

So if it isn't familial, a loving and positive relationship has to involve sex?

To seal the deal usually.... Yeah.

So you have no friends, only family and lovers?

In political marriages?

I never once mentioned marriage.

Sexual things in relationships yes. But not all relationships need sex.

basically No.... Not every relationship has sexual interest.

We aren't Freud here.