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I've just finished Helsreach and was felt no attachment to really anyone in the novel. Looking back through all the books I've read over the years there's no one character that really stirred me when they died. Maybe it's because in the grim dark future there is only death, but I'd like to hear your thoughts.What 40k character were you sad to see die and why?

There will be spoilers...

Vect, he's not really the center of any novels, but there are some where he has cameos or mentions.

He is likely one of the hardest to kill people in all the galaxy, and likely one of the most powerful(in terms of resources and mind) up there with Abaddon, the Emprah, And whoever else is the top dog of any faction.


To have a novel from the perspective of an assassin or army of assassins dispatched to go into the webway, then into Commorragh, to hunt Vect, would be astounding. A novel like this would give us a much needed look at an imperial perspective on the webway, Commorragh, and Vect(assuming they know he exists) and the horrors they would meet on the way there.

Of course, this would have to be a cliff hanger where the assassins barely meet their objective, and are unsure of his demise be it a clone as usual, or some other cliff hanger.

 Inkubas wrote:
I've just finished Helsreach and was felt no attachment to really anyone in the novel. Looking back through all the books I've read over the years there's no one character that really stirred me when they died. Maybe it's because in the grim dark future there is only death, but I'd like to hear your thoughts.What 40k character were you sad to see die and why?

There will be spoilers...

Quite a few for me

I was esepecially sad about
Helsreach


Armour of Contempt


I'd have to look through the others to get specific other ones.....

I was quite surprised and shocked during the Valedor novel when...


I rather liked the entire novel though, the other character deaths never bothered me.

Most of the Gaunt's Ghosts cast that have died...

Midas Betancourt. Every member of First Claw (especially Uzas!). Vandred.

 Jimsolo wrote:
Every member of First Claw (especially Uzas!). Vandred.

Favorite first claw member was Xarl.

I got attached to him, the donkey-cave he is. I wasnt too bad off when Uzas died. But if Spetimus had bit the dust that would have been it for me, I dont think I have continued the novel. He was the only really human character even though ADB tried to humanize others to a great degree.

Tarik Torgaddon and Saul Tarvitz.

Konrad Curze. (I am not even joking)

 Melissia wrote:
Most of the Gaunt's Ghosts cast that have died...

Harlon Cuu is the one for me. He was such a dynamic evil that really could have done so much more in the series.

Corbec and Braggs from the Ghosts.

The Commissar and a certain Grenadier from Dead Men Walking

Bragg, Even when you could see it coming, it still was gut-wrenching when he got...moidered.

Kage in the 13th, even when what happened happened. There still was something good in him.

 Melissia wrote:
Most of the Gaunt's Ghosts cast that have died...

Good answer,

Murill in particular got me pretty good. I really wanted Lijah Cuu to get it after that.

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Bequin and GODwyn Fischig biting it really got me too.

And yes, Bequin is functionally dead. Don't give a gak about Abnett's terrible sequel trilogy.

Mechanicum

Zeth was an awesome character. I would've loved to see more of her.

I did get upset about muril dying
.also. surprisingly

Torgaddon and Ferrus Manus.

Your lack of spoiler tags is disturbing

From Betrayer:

Braggs, Murill, Uzas (eldars were my first army and I loved them, yet after that book I wanted them dead so much!), Caffran (that was a grimdark one!), Torgadon and Loken (he should have stayed dead).

 Ashiraya wrote:
Tarik Torgaddon and Saul Tarvitz.

Konrad Curze. (I am not even joking)

I thought I had read somewhere in the fluff, at least one of them survived and were retrieved by the Empire even though they were busted up pretty well.

Relapse wrote:

 Ashiraya wrote:
Tarik Torgaddon and Saul Tarvitz.

Konrad Curze. (I am not even joking)

I thought I had read somewhere in the fluff, at least one of them survived and were retrieved by the Empire even though they were busted up pretty well.

Relapse wrote:

 Ashiraya wrote:
Tarik Torgaddon and Saul Tarvitz.

Konrad Curze. (I am not even joking)

I thought I had read somewhere in the fluff, at least one of them survived and were retrieved by the Empire even though they were busted up pretty well.

I think you're thinking of

Not quite that simple...

Corbec, but everyone already mentioned him.

the one that really made me wanna throw things though was Khorsabad Maw. What a gargantuan waste of a potentially incredible character.

Oh how could I forget, from Thousand sons

Doctadeth wrote:Kage in the 13th, even when what happened happened. There still was something good in him.

Hear hear. I quite enjoyed 13th Legion, one of the few convincingly human storylines in the fiction.

Jimsolo wrote:Midas Betancourt.

So much feels for Midas.

Also, the Lord of the Unfleshed.