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So basically how would IoM (whether 30k or 40k era) react to X-Men mutants who would have superpowers stemming from their own power not reliant on the Warp? Would they accept the likes of Magneto, etc...?

 Tyzarion_Kronius wrote:
So basically how would IoM (whether 30k or 40k era) react to X-Men mutants who would have superpowers stemming from their own power not reliant on the Warp? Would they accept the likes of Magneto, etc...?

Considering that allready Abhumans exist, and that unstable genoms, like beastmen, due to their unstable variations of mutations are basically not even second class citizens anymore....

Depends entirely on who discovers them, if anyone...! Many of the mutants have gotten used to hiding their abilities and are only found thanks to Cerebro. Then again, I guess the Inquisition must have their own methods.
It wouldn't be unheard of for some of the more radical Inquisitors to put the "useful" mutants to work in a retinue, but aside from that, I fear most would be executed. A couple of the more mentally powerful ones (Professor X, Jean Grey) might be treated as psykers instead, but that probably means a one-way trip on a Black Ship.

The 40K setting is facist with hunour. So the X-men tean would probably save a local planet only yo be killed for one of many reasons.

40K rpgs and books can exploit things like this better. Some few other options would be to lay low, get recruited by inquesition. Get recruited by chaos/GSC. Nids in particular would love to get their hands on eye laser genes.

End result would probably not be good either way.

 Niiai wrote:
The 40K setting is facist with hunour. So the X-men tean would probably save a local planet only yo be killed for one of many reasons.

40K rpgs and books can exploit things like this better. Some few other options would be to lay low, get recruited by inquesition. Get recruited by chaos/GSC. Nids in particular would love to get their hands on eye laser genes.

End result would probably not be good either way.

it's humor targetted at any kind of totalitarian system, that includes not just fascism .... also the word you search, is satire

I think most (if not all) of the X-Men power would be fueled by Chaos in the 40k setting.

I mean, what are the alternative? Do you think Cyclops have two nuclear fusion reactor in the optic nerve? Did Magneto have a series of hyper-conductive materials in the nerve system?

Most of the X-Men powers (not them all, but a large majority) defy without doubt the basic rules of physics... and that's what Chaos is for.


This, at least, would be the take of any respectable Inquisitor on the subject.

 Tyzarion_Kronius wrote:
So basically how would IoM (whether 30k or 40k era) react to X-Men mutants who would have superpowers stemming from their own power not reliant on the Warp? Would they accept the likes of Magneto, etc...?

Unsanctioned mutants are treated in specific ways based on how useful they are to imperium, and in rare cases based on ancient pre or durning heresy laws. They would for sure be experimented on and if found useful breed. If found too dangerous to control they would be eliminated.

And the psyker would be chucked into the Golden Throne.

Probably used as batteries to stabilise psykers in astropathic choirs. There would also have to be some sort of breeding problem. The main problem with human psykers is that when they lose control and calm, their emotions make them go splat, with a no small chance of a mini warp gate opening near by. If a group of psykers could keep a psyker down, it would work even better then the drugs and rituals used right now.

It could also help with mind wiping or calming troops, without creating the sluggishes drugs cause. there would only have to be kill switch devices employed for a psyker to not go rogue. probably something like the ones used on imperial info assasins.

They'd treat them the same way they treat ab-humans and psychers already. That said if they had power that did not come from the warp at all they would likely become a very popular resources for the war machine.

The Imperium has rules and laws but will also bend and break some for their own gain. The real challenge would be proving that you're not a warp influenced maniac

How the Imperium always react to mutants?
If they can be useful (like the psykers) the Imperium will use them, otherwise it will purge them.

Not Online!!! wrote:

 Niiai wrote:
The 40K setting is facist with hunour. So the X-men tean would probably save a local planet only yo be killed for one of many reasons.

40K rpgs and books can exploit things like this better. Some few other options would be to lay low, get recruited by inquesition. Get recruited by chaos/GSC. Nids in particular would love to get their hands on eye laser genes.

End result would probably not be good either way.

it's humor targetted at any kind of totalitarian system, that includes not just fascism .... also the word you search, is satire

Our friend is open about his dyslexia, in his signature.

SamusDrake wrote:

Not Online!!! wrote:

 Niiai wrote:
The 40K setting is facist with hunour. So the X-men tean would probably save a local planet only yo be killed for one of many reasons.

40K rpgs and books can exploit things like this better. Some few other options would be to lay low, get recruited by inquesition. Get recruited by chaos/GSC. Nids in particular would love to get their hands on eye laser genes.

End result would probably not be good either way.

it's humor targetted at any kind of totalitarian system, that includes not just fascism .... also the word you search, is satire

Our friend is open about his dyslexia, in his signature.

which i read, i have the same issue about words though, sometimes endlessly wondering and then deciding to just describe arround it
hence the smiley sorry, orkmoticons.

Not Online!!! wrote:


which i read, i have the same issue about words though, sometimes endlessly wondering and then deciding to just describe arround it
hence the smiley sorry, orkmoticons.

Thats alright.

Didn't want to come across as a sheriff in a poker game, but felt it was worth mentioning just in case its taken the wrong way.

SamusDrake wrote:

Not Online!!! wrote:


which i read, i have the same issue about words though, sometimes endlessly wondering and then deciding to just describe arround it
hence the smiley sorry, orkmoticons.

Thats alright.

Didn't want to come across as a sheriff in a poker game, but felt it was worth mentioning just in case its taken the wrong way.

no worries, i realised that it could be interpreted as impolite what i wrote... which would be ironic considering i myself struggle occaisionally with it.

Cool beans.

So mutants in the Imperium...not sure about that one but Chaos X-Men would be hilarious.

Here's a thought...
Professor X, permanently plugged into Cerebro for plot reasons = the Emperor on the Golden Throne.

And Horus...with...ummmm....his magnetic personality!

 Super Ready wrote:
Here's a thought...
Professor X, permanently plugged into Cerebro for plot reasons = the Emperor on the Golden Throne.

Professor X is currently permanently plugged into cerebro for plot reasons lol.

They'd react with stupidity, evil and hypocrisy.

The mutants would be condemned, hunted bu the inquisition, those captured would be experiment in to discover the genetic basis of their mutations and then people would try to make geneseed implants to put them in the emporium's fighting forces.

Soon we have marines with lascannon vision, personal teleport powers, living steel bodies that negate the need for power armor, etc.

 Tyzarion_Kronius wrote:
So basically how would IoM (whether 30k or 40k era) react to X-Men mutants who would have superpowers stemming from their own power not reliant on the Warp? Would they accept the likes of Magneto, etc...?

You mean in a world where genestealers mutate humans into hybrids? Genetic anomaly is not particularly tolerated. Unless you look like the most awesome cherubin ever and are destined to grow into an 18 foot tall giant with a 20 foot wingspan.