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wait but arent the

case013 wrote:wait but arent the

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hrud the skaven of 40k?

Nope.

Ive seen the pic but i mean like all sneaky sneaky wise.

case013 wrote:Ive seen the pic but i mean like all sneaky sneaky wise.

They're sneaky in the way they stay away from humans and travel, but the similarity ends there. They're very devoted to their family units.

ah gotcha. been a while since id really read anything about them. thanks for the refresher.

Wasn't the book that pic was from already retconned to a fair thee well though?

BaronIveagh wrote:Wasn't the book that pic was from already retconned to a fair thee well though?

Not that I've ever heard of.

His name is (or was? or will be?) Pat Johnson.

seriously? It's derek. Derek Stevenson. What, you thought it would be all cool and awesome? If it was, why would he change it to "the emperor"?

shrike wrote:His name is (or was? or will be?) Pat Johnson.

seriously? It's derek. Derek Stevenson. What, you thought it would be all cool and awesome? If it was, why would he change it to "the emperor"?

cus his name was and is Tracy... tis why he changed it to Emperor

TyraelVladinhurst wrote:

shrike wrote:His name is (or was? or will be?) Pat Johnson.

seriously? It's derek. Derek Stevenson. What, you thought it would be all cool and awesome? If it was, why would he change it to "the emperor"?

cus his name was and is Tracy... tis why he changed it to Emperor

That was his daughter, renamed sanguinius.

shrike wrote:

TyraelVladinhurst wrote:

shrike wrote:His name is (or was? or will be?) Pat Johnson.

seriously? It's derek. Derek Stevenson. What, you thought it would be all cool and awesome? If it was, why would he change it to "the emperor"?

cus his name was and is Tracy... tis why he changed it to Emperor

That was his daughter, renamed sanguinius.

Man, Sanguinius is the hottest girl ever, after Taylor Hanson.

Postman Pat?

SuperSonicDuke wrote:That would be a fantastic idea, Big E is an Old One, making Mankind in his own image?

Personally, I hate the idea. I feel that the God Emperor of Mankind should be a man, rather than being manipulated by some xeno.

case013 wrote:

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It does imply that he is already a known player in the upcoming power struggle. It being a unique power of that daemon adds up the best. All i can say is that he is an extremely powerful daemon. At the least he is a greater demon. I'd imagine him being Chaos Undivided, but thats me. I mean he impersonates a Thousand Son psycher and walks around the Council of Nikea without the most powerful psychers (the Emperor, Malcador, and Magnus) and the most powerful Librarians from each legion that attended knowing he was there. Then procedes to control a Custodes and fight two SW the whole time using his powers and no one notices. The whole time this is happening the marine he's impersonating is standing right next to Magnus. So his power is proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. The name sorcery made him perfect for playing on the SW fears. Now imma have to re-read Legion also.

SomeRandomEvilGuy wrote:

case013 wrote:

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It does imply that he is already a known player in the upcoming power struggle. It being a unique power of that daemon adds up the best. All i can say is that he is an extremely powerful daemon. At the least he is a greater demon. I'd imagine him being Chaos Undivided, but thats me. I mean he impersonates a Thousand Son psycher and walks around the Council of Nikea without the most powerful psychers (the Emperor, Malcador, and Magnus) and the most powerful Librarians from each legion that attended knowing he was there. Then procedes to control a Custodes and fight two SW the whole time using his powers and no one notices. The whole time this is happening the marine he's impersonating is standing right next to Magnus. So his power is proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. The name sorcery made him perfect for playing on the SW fears. Now imma have to re-read Legion also.

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I'm not sure if a daemon can be Chaos Undivided, but it's an interesting idea. It's the whole keeping hidden from the Emperor that I find most remarkable; although the tutelaries are daemons and were with the Thousand Sons it may have only had to mask its power rather than its presence. I hope they explore this more thoroughly.

VikingScott wrote:Learning Big E's name is like taking a hit of Charlie Sheen. Thus no one knows his name.

The Emperor is Charlie Sheen. He's bitchin' a freakin' rockstar from Terra.

Seriously, the Emperor is a psyker, and...



Ok, seriously though, the Emperor is Mark Zuckerburg. True story.

Conan of Cimmeria

He is not the messiah, he is a very naughty boy.....

sarpedons-right-hand wrote:He is not the messiah, he is a very naughty boy.....

talking to a marine wearing MK6 "corvus" helmets- "Big nose!"

case013 wrote:

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sorry let me rephrase that. they are more of unaligned with any one of the four greater powers. I've read several stories where daemons are out to cause havoc or set themselves up to be feared and worshiped themself. they are just out to cause well chaos. kind of like the daemon Galaxy in Flames that Horus speaks to. He is an agent of chaos but not a certain power. Or is he an agent of the primordial annihilator? because if he's an agent of the PA then isnt the PA another name or aspect of Malal? so guess that would make him aligned if he was. cant find my copy of Galaxy in Flames to check and see.

but i can see him masking his power. just kinda amazes me that when he started using it that no one aside from those directly involved noticed or at the least no one said anything.

Its blatantly Chuck Norris!!!

^
The Chuck Norris thing is really old, in fact I'm not sure how that even started...

Rorepme Dog is his name.

It is written somewhere in one of the 40K books that I have read (though I can't remember which one and I am not going to re-read my entire library to find it) that he is simply known as the Emperor and always has been.

Colep715 wrote:It is written somewhere in one of the 40K books that I have read (though I can't remember which one and I am not going to re-read my entire library to find it) that he is simply known as the Emperor and always has been.

Ah, that book, what's that called, ummm, oh yeah, Warhammer 40,000 Rulebook, 5th Edition?

SomeRandomEvilGuy wrote:

Micromegas wrote:The thing is religion cheapens life and in the early days of man it allowed for wars and war crimes to be justified, along with other horrible atrocities against humanity.

Are you seriously suggesting that if it wasn't for religion then wars wouldn't happen? Also, could you please provide an example of a war that was initiated purely for religion?

Uhlan wrote:But, he's from 'Anatolia' and in our present time that's Turkey, so...

At the time he was born it wasn't Turkey. Not sure what it was (it may have been before the Byzantines (or their ancestors) arrived there), but his name would almost certainly not have been in either Arabic or Turkish. I'm pretty sure his name has yet to be given.

As to those saying he was various religious leaders, considering he was supposed to be guiding humanity from the shadows, so to speak, I highly doubt he was Jesus or Muhammad who drew a lot of attention to themselves.

Yeah, I got that he's not a Turk, but I don't know what language was present at 8000 bce (according to some fluff I think) in Anatolia so I chose present time. Perhaps my humor is a bit too dry. Maybe I should have translated "John Doe" instead...

Oh Yeah,

I don't think the Emperor was anyone we'd know in history. I think he was the preverbial 'power behind the throne' of many influential people throughout history. Guiding events rather than making news. Personally, I think he's a member or leader of the "Illuminati"... at least I think it would explain a lot. Plus add a lot of interesting intrigue.

Unlike Chaos demons, like doombreed, who have different agendas (and revel in the power and mayhem) exploiting their time in the material world with as much gusto as possible. The Emperor didn't make himself known for a long, long time. He knew what he was up against and maybe wasn't fully prepared to lead humanity until he did.

Either Rick Priestley or Andy Chambers, can't remember which.

Mustela thats intelligent

Ophelia Balls

His real name is Barney Stimpson. He is awesome, true story. This thread is truely Legen........wait for it.............dary!

Some call him ...... Tim.

Or Batman, your pick.

In Mechanicum it states he was all the important characters in time. George and the Dragon (Void Dragon/Omnisiah/3rd C'tan) being the example.