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Perturbed Blood Angel Tactical Marine





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Favorite character(s)- Saul tarvitz and severus
Favorite battle- word bearers first witnessing the custodian guard fight.
Favorite book/story overall- the dark angel short story with the lion and curzes chosen champions.

Let's hear your favs.

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Fixture of Dakka






Lincolnshire, UK

Tarik Torgaddon.

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"It is the great irony of the Legiones Astartes: engineered to kill to achieve a victory of peace that they can then be no part of."
- Roboute Guilliman

"As I recall, your face was tortured. Imagine that - the Master of the Wolves, his ferocity twisted into grief. And yet you still carried out your duty. You always did what was asked of you. So loyal. So tenacious. Truly you were the attack dog of the Emperor. You took no pleasure in what you did. I knew that then, and I know it now. But all things change, my brother. I'm not the same as I was, and you're... well, let us not mention where you are now."
- Magnus the Red, to a statue of Leman Russ
 
   
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Hurr! Ogryn Bone 'Ead!






Western Australia

Magnus the Red and his Chief Librarian (Dunno what his name is, can't come to mind)

"Tell the Colonel... We've been thrown to the Wolves." -Templeton.
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Perturbed Blood Angel Tactical Marine





Uk, east anglia

Good choice. My fav part with tarik is when he mugs off that pompous emperors children caption on planet murder.

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Curse and lorgar, thank you ADB

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Bounding Assault Marine




brooklyn, NY. USA

Dorn, for all the struggles he has to go thru. My favorite story is The Lightning Tower.

2nd place has to go to Sevatar, Prince of Crows is a really good story.

There is only the Emperor! He is our shield and protector.

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Pyro Pilot of a Triach Stalker





The Eternity Gate

Saul Tarvitz. Essentially nothing more than a line officer, he rallies the loyalists against 4 primarchs. If that's not a story of heroism I don't know what is.

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Sinister Chaos Marine





Garro and Loken are my favorite character.

Favorite Battle is when the Word Bearers and the World eater fight the Eldar.

Favorite book so far would be The First Heretic.

 
   
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Solahma






RVA

Just going by their portrayals in the HH series: Magnus, Russ, and Guilliman.

   
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After Prospero burns....i want to play sapce wolves....so...RUSS

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Pwn'd You wrote:After Prospero burns....i want to play sapce wolves....so...RUSS
Manchu wrote:Just going by their portrayals in the HH series: Magnus, Russ, and Guilliman.


Yeah, I have to say, the HH series did wonders for my opinion on Russ. Beforehand he just seemed like an arrogant tool (quite literally; a weapon), but I really like his portrayal as a fiercely loyal, strong Primarch, willing to do anything for the Big E whilst not taking himself too seriously.
Made me like Guilliman more and gave Lorgar a genuine reason to turn too. Masses of respect for Lion too.

Kinda done the opposite for Magnus, who (for me) basically went from a tragic victim to an arrogant git who had it coming (still TONNES of character though, I just don't sympathise for the guy any more). Didn't help my opinion on Sanguinius either, who sounded really cool until portrayed in Fear to Tread, where he just seemed a bit soft and fairly foolish; but that could be due to how I found the novel and Jim Swallows writing style.

Curze and Corax stayed about the same for me.

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"It is the great irony of the Legiones Astartes: engineered to kill to achieve a victory of peace that they can then be no part of."
- Roboute Guilliman

"As I recall, your face was tortured. Imagine that - the Master of the Wolves, his ferocity twisted into grief. And yet you still carried out your duty. You always did what was asked of you. So loyal. So tenacious. Truly you were the attack dog of the Emperor. You took no pleasure in what you did. I knew that then, and I know it now. But all things change, my brother. I'm not the same as I was, and you're... well, let us not mention where you are now."
- Magnus the Red, to a statue of Leman Russ
 
   
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RVA

 Just Dave wrote:
Magnus [...] basically went from a tragic victim to an arrogant git who had it coming
I think this is exactly why I like him so much now. I never bought the "tragic victim" angle (had a massive debate on here about that before Thousand Sons and Prospero Burns came out) so it was nice to see the character clarified. The thing about being a "tragic victim" is that it's not very ... primarchesque, to coin a phrase. Magnus as he has been written is blinded by his arrogance. Take away the arrogance and he's simply blind.

   
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Lincolnshire, UK

 Manchu wrote:
 Just Dave wrote:
Magnus [...] basically went from a tragic victim to an arrogant git who had it coming
I think this is exactly why I like him so much now. I never bought the "tragic victim" angle (had a massive debate on here about that before Thousand Sons and Prospero Burns came out) so it was nice to see the character clarified. The thing about being a "tragic victim" is that it's not very ... primarchesque, to coin a phrase. Magnus as he has been written is blinded by his arrogance. Take away the arrogance and he's simply blind.


Well, he has only got one eye (although for kindly reasons)...

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"It is the great irony of the Legiones Astartes: engineered to kill to achieve a victory of peace that they can then be no part of."
- Roboute Guilliman

"As I recall, your face was tortured. Imagine that - the Master of the Wolves, his ferocity twisted into grief. And yet you still carried out your duty. You always did what was asked of you. So loyal. So tenacious. Truly you were the attack dog of the Emperor. You took no pleasure in what you did. I knew that then, and I know it now. But all things change, my brother. I'm not the same as I was, and you're... well, let us not mention where you are now."
- Magnus the Red, to a statue of Leman Russ
 
   
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Banelord Titan Princeps of Khorne




Noctis Labyrinthus

Magnus the Red, Ahzek Ahriman, Lorgar, Fulgrim, Zahariel, Argel Tal, Tarik Torgaddon.
   
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Croatia

Ahriman,Corax (I really like the RG) and Russ...Also Fulgrim is great...

ADB: I showed the Wolves revealing the key weakness at the heart of the World Eaters; showing Angron that his Legion was broken and worthless compared to the others; that he was the one primarch who couldn't trust his own warriors, and that they didn't care if he lived or died; showing that loyalty to brothers and sons is the heart of success for the Legiones Astartes, to the point even Lorgar makes a big deal out of saying the World Eaters and their primarch were massively outclassed by Russ, and Angron was too stupid to see the lesson Russ had sacrificed time, sweat, and blood, to teach. We're talking about a battle the Wolves won, by isolating the enemy general through pack tactics, and threatening to kill him, without a hope of defending himself. It was a balance, 50/50 - Angron overpowered Russ, and the Wolves were losing ground to the World Eaters; but Russ and his warriors had Angron by the balls, and barely broke a sweat. They won, no question. Lorgar even says: "The Wolves won, meathead."

Dorn won’t help you either. He’s too busy being the Emperor’s groundskeeper, hiding behind the palace walls. The Wolf is too busy cutting off heads as our father’s executioner, while the Lion holds on to his secrets, and has no special fondness for you. Who else will come? Not Ferrus, certainly. Nor Corax either. Even as we speak, I suspect he flees for Deliverance. Sanguinius?’ Curze laughed cruelly. ‘The angel is more cursed than I. The Khan? He does not wish to be found. So who is left? No one, Vulkan. None of them will come. You are simply not that important. You are alone.’ Konrad Curze to Vulkan


 
   
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North of your position

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Unhealthy Competition With Other Legions





Horus, little Horus, Dorn and Iacton Qruze are without doubt the characters, whom I enjoy reading about the most.

I LUVED how our liege lord Dan Abnett portrayed Horus and little Horus in the first HH book (the short story “Little Horus” was stellar to.)

Dorn is dutiful and obedient, so he’s aight. However, it is his crazy character development, which has really made me interested in this guy.

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So dare I ask what happens if he farts? Could it blow the seals on the lower portion of his armor? Or is a space marine's system immune to such mundane fluctuations of bodily conduct?

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No one should be complaining about this codex. It gave regular Eldar a much needed buff by allowing us to drop Fire Dragons and D-Scythe Wraithguard wherever we want, without scatter. Without this, I almost lost a game once. It was scary. I almost took to buying fixed dice to ensure it never happened again.
 
   
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I liked Argel Tal, Torgaddon, Cruze and the crazy ass Emperor's Children first captain (can't recall his name)

Edit:

I was also a big fan of Maloghurst, Horus's political monster.

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Power-Hungry Cultist of Tzeentch





Sevetar, for being 24/7 awesome.

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Thats crazy space wolf Brynngar who sacrifices himself to take down the furious abyss


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-I am Alpharius.
-We are all Alpharius.
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Spawn of Chaos




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More love for Sevatar here. The man's just 100% pure, grade-a awesome. Especially his portrayal in Prince of Crows - just the right balance of arrogance, cockiness and mystery.

Also, Perturabo in Angel Exterminatus.

 
   
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So far Torgaddon and Tarvitz alllllllllll day

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Been Around the Block




Of the Primarchs I say Corax, as I like his character and view him more or less as the most competent and could probably outmanouver any opponent untill death by old age.

Non-primarchs, I say all of the following: Ahriman, Loken, Garro, Torgaddon.
   
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Maybe it was just the voice acting, but in Prince of Crows, did anyone else get the sense that Sevatar was based a lot in his personality on The Joker.

Which is, you know, awesome, cause well, Space Batman...
   
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Croatia

 Compel wrote:
Maybe it was just the voice acting, but in Prince of Crows, did anyone else get the sense that Sevatar was based a lot in his personality on The Joker.

Which is, you know, awesome, cause well, Space Batman...


What? Disagree...Joker is a lunatic genious who wants anarchy and Jago is Jago...

My only objection is that ADB made him look like his personal ultra killing DA machine and only one who can face Sigismund in melee - but he is a cool character, especially for rubbing Curze...

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ADB: I showed the Wolves revealing the key weakness at the heart of the World Eaters; showing Angron that his Legion was broken and worthless compared to the others; that he was the one primarch who couldn't trust his own warriors, and that they didn't care if he lived or died; showing that loyalty to brothers and sons is the heart of success for the Legiones Astartes, to the point even Lorgar makes a big deal out of saying the World Eaters and their primarch were massively outclassed by Russ, and Angron was too stupid to see the lesson Russ had sacrificed time, sweat, and blood, to teach. We're talking about a battle the Wolves won, by isolating the enemy general through pack tactics, and threatening to kill him, without a hope of defending himself. It was a balance, 50/50 - Angron overpowered Russ, and the Wolves were losing ground to the World Eaters; but Russ and his warriors had Angron by the balls, and barely broke a sweat. They won, no question. Lorgar even says: "The Wolves won, meathead."

Dorn won’t help you either. He’s too busy being the Emperor’s groundskeeper, hiding behind the palace walls. The Wolf is too busy cutting off heads as our father’s executioner, while the Lion holds on to his secrets, and has no special fondness for you. Who else will come? Not Ferrus, certainly. Nor Corax either. Even as we speak, I suspect he flees for Deliverance. Sanguinius?’ Curze laughed cruelly. ‘The angel is more cursed than I. The Khan? He does not wish to be found. So who is left? No one, Vulkan. None of them will come. You are simply not that important. You are alone.’ Konrad Curze to Vulkan


 
   
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HH did turn me against Magnus but i really like alot of his thousand sons specifically Ahriman and a few others

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Croatia

 Pwn'd You wrote:
HH did turn me against Magnus but i really like alot of his thousand sons specifically Ahriman and a few others

Me too - I loved TS before heresy but all Magnus whining made me go all wulfen..But Ahriman has a special place in my heart and they are still my favorite CSM....

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ADB: I showed the Wolves revealing the key weakness at the heart of the World Eaters; showing Angron that his Legion was broken and worthless compared to the others; that he was the one primarch who couldn't trust his own warriors, and that they didn't care if he lived or died; showing that loyalty to brothers and sons is the heart of success for the Legiones Astartes, to the point even Lorgar makes a big deal out of saying the World Eaters and their primarch were massively outclassed by Russ, and Angron was too stupid to see the lesson Russ had sacrificed time, sweat, and blood, to teach. We're talking about a battle the Wolves won, by isolating the enemy general through pack tactics, and threatening to kill him, without a hope of defending himself. It was a balance, 50/50 - Angron overpowered Russ, and the Wolves were losing ground to the World Eaters; but Russ and his warriors had Angron by the balls, and barely broke a sweat. They won, no question. Lorgar even says: "The Wolves won, meathead."

Dorn won’t help you either. He’s too busy being the Emperor’s groundskeeper, hiding behind the palace walls. The Wolf is too busy cutting off heads as our father’s executioner, while the Lion holds on to his secrets, and has no special fondness for you. Who else will come? Not Ferrus, certainly. Nor Corax either. Even as we speak, I suspect he flees for Deliverance. Sanguinius?’ Curze laughed cruelly. ‘The angel is more cursed than I. The Khan? He does not wish to be found. So who is left? No one, Vulkan. None of them will come. You are simply not that important. You are alone.’ Konrad Curze to Vulkan


 
   
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 baxter123 wrote:
Magnus the Red and his Chief Librarian (Dunno what his name is, can't come to mind)


Ahzek Ahriman! X)

I haven't read many.... so he's one and that's all I've read
   
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Noctis Labyrinthus

 DarthMarko wrote:
 Pwn'd You wrote:
HH did turn me against Magnus but i really like alot of his thousand sons specifically Ahriman and a few others

Me too - I loved TS before heresy but all Magnus whining made me go all wulfen..But Ahriman has a special place in my heart and they are still my favorite CSM....


What whining?
   
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Croatia

 Void__Dragon wrote:
 DarthMarko wrote:
 Pwn'd You wrote:
HH did turn me against Magnus but i really like alot of his thousand sons specifically Ahriman and a few others

Me too - I loved TS before heresy but all Magnus whining made me go all wulfen..But Ahriman has a special place in my heart and they are still my favorite CSM....


What whining?

We were loyal and that tragic hero Hector gak...
After Prospero I've played a galaxy smallest violin for them, really...Also Manchu and Dave explained that in previous posts....
 Manchu wrote:


No, there was apparently not a Loken, Tarvitz, or Garro among the sorcerers. And one cannot even say that they knew a greater loyalty to their Primarch. Ahriman and his cabal gave the lie to that excuse after the Heresy. The Thousand Sons always have an excuse -- the Flesh Change. Magnus justified betraying his father in the exact same way Ahriman would later justify his betrayal of the Legion. Their intentions are always so good, how tragic ... except not really. It's always a matter of arrogance, to demonstrate greater power, to delve even deeper into the secrets of the Empyrean. The corruption of the Thousand Sons lay in Magnus himself and his vain striving for mastery simply deepened the taint. It's no wonder that his Legion followed him, seemingly to a man, into damnation. They deserved their tragedy; each of them earned it.


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ADB: I showed the Wolves revealing the key weakness at the heart of the World Eaters; showing Angron that his Legion was broken and worthless compared to the others; that he was the one primarch who couldn't trust his own warriors, and that they didn't care if he lived or died; showing that loyalty to brothers and sons is the heart of success for the Legiones Astartes, to the point even Lorgar makes a big deal out of saying the World Eaters and their primarch were massively outclassed by Russ, and Angron was too stupid to see the lesson Russ had sacrificed time, sweat, and blood, to teach. We're talking about a battle the Wolves won, by isolating the enemy general through pack tactics, and threatening to kill him, without a hope of defending himself. It was a balance, 50/50 - Angron overpowered Russ, and the Wolves were losing ground to the World Eaters; but Russ and his warriors had Angron by the balls, and barely broke a sweat. They won, no question. Lorgar even says: "The Wolves won, meathead."

Dorn won’t help you either. He’s too busy being the Emperor’s groundskeeper, hiding behind the palace walls. The Wolf is too busy cutting off heads as our father’s executioner, while the Lion holds on to his secrets, and has no special fondness for you. Who else will come? Not Ferrus, certainly. Nor Corax either. Even as we speak, I suspect he flees for Deliverance. Sanguinius?’ Curze laughed cruelly. ‘The angel is more cursed than I. The Khan? He does not wish to be found. So who is left? No one, Vulkan. None of them will come. You are simply not that important. You are alone.’ Konrad Curze to Vulkan


 
   
 
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