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2013/04/10 02:22:33
Subject: Who was the Emperor?
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Fighter Pilot
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What historical figures do you think must have been the emperor, when he was still just attempting to guide humanity? Give your reasons why.
My top pick would have to be Abraham Lincoln. He ends the greatest evil this country ever knew, he was a dark horse presidential candidate who came out of nowhere to lead the USA exactly when he was needed, has a premonition of his death, and dies (doubtless spirited away) at the hands of a mad agent of Chaos just as his task is completed. He's also supposed to have been amazingly strong.
Who else could he be?
And, of course, we have more recent historical theories
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X58RPS665V0
Personally, I wouldn't want to be the Bloodthirster that had to go toe-to-toe with Abe the Giant Killer...
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This message was edited 4 times. Last update was at 2013/04/10 16:04:20
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2013/04/10 07:29:51
Subject: Re:Who was the Emperor?
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Steadfast Ultramarine Sergeant
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St. George is the only confirmed Emperor persona, but bear in mind, he stayed the shadows, he acted as a guide, never as a leader until the Unification.
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2013/04/10 08:20:20
Subject: Who was the Emperor?
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Battleship Captain
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Carl Sagan.
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"In every age, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same" |
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2013/04/10 10:46:03
Subject: Who was the Emperor?
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Quick-fingered Warlord Moderatus
Norway
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God, Jesus and the Holy Ghost is my guess.
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If you have nothing nice to say then say frakking nothing. |
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2013/04/10 10:55:19
Subject: Who was the Emperor?
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Willing Inquisitorial Excruciator
Croatia
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He was Santa Clause with psychic potential...
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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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2013/04/10 11:09:31
Subject: Who was the Emperor?
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Quick-fingered Warlord Moderatus
Norway
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And a will to give crack, I meant the warp to Magnus, then let him get hooked, then gift him the Golden Throne in which to use him as a living battery? 
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If you have nothing nice to say then say frakking nothing. |
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2013/04/10 11:36:18
Subject: Who was the Emperor?
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Willing Inquisitorial Excruciator
Croatia
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 Beaviz81 wrote:
And a will to give crack, I meant the warp to Magnus, then let him get hooked, then gift him the Golden Throne in which to use him as a living battery?
Yep, all truth...But I think it went like this:
- give the drug to guy who was already a junkie
- make him feel like the king of the world (insert Titanic scene)
- lock him up (for using the illegal substances)
- make him to saw jeans for the rest of his life
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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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2013/04/10 11:52:01
Subject: Who was the Emperor?
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Waaagh! Warbiker
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I'd like to think Socrates was the emperor, willing to teach and "die" to spread the word of always thinking. And ronnie james dio, as a way to express his awesomeness.
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2013/04/10 11:59:31
Subject: Who was the Emperor?
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Boosting Ultramarine Biker
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Chuck Norris.
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2013/04/10 12:52:52
Subject: Re:Who was the Emperor?
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Psychic Novitiate selected by a Gatherer
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I think emp being Jesus was very strongly suggested in some book, just cant remember where. Also, with all the speculation about emps ability to change his size, Napoleon would be fun idea to toy with 
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2013/04/10 13:14:38
Subject: Who was the Emperor?
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Pyromaniac Hellhound Pilot
Australia
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Leroy Jenkins...?
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 The Screaming Beagles of Helicia V
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2013/04/10 13:35:56
Subject: Who was the Emperor?
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Regular Dakkanaut
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Theodore Roosevelt.
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The Kool-Aid Man is NOT cool! He's a public menace, DESTROYING walls and buildings so he can pour his sugary juice out for people!"- Linkara on the Kool-Aid Man
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2013/04/10 16:03:13
Subject: Who was the Emperor?
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Fighter Pilot
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Well kudos to you Mr. Way-to-state-the-obvious. Okay, everybody BUT Chuck Norris. Automatically Appended Next Post:  Sir Samuel Buca wrote:St. George is the only confirmed Emperor persona, but bear in mind, he stayed the shadows, he acted as a guide, never as a leader until the Unification.
I don't think I read the fluff to say "never", though you could be right.
However, I think Lincoln is a possibility. If the world faces an enormous crisis, it might have forced his hand. In any case, Lincoln only lives five years after becoming president, and his rise prior to that is meteoric enough to be highly questionable. If duty called, and he had to end slavery and chop up vampires with an axe, after all.
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2013/04/10 16:11:38
Subject: Re:Who was the Emperor?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Maybe the Emperor was every failed would be conqueror in human history, always trying out new ideas and theories, and having them fail at the end, finally cumulating in his IoM project..surely this primarch idea cannot fail. 
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2013/04/10 16:52:42
Subject: Who was the Emperor?
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Bonkers Buggy Driver with Rockets
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Well he didn't exist for a long time, remember? He was created when all the remaining shamen, psykers and witchdoctors killed themselves simultaneously to halt the never-ending decline of their powers.
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2013/04/10 19:07:53
Subject: Who was the Emperor?
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Wight Lord with the Sword of Kings
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Kim Jong Un obviously.
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2013/04/10 19:19:06
Subject: Who was the Emperor?
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Gore-Soaked Lunatic Witchhunter
Seattle
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His brain-care specialist, Gag Halfrunt, said, "Vell, he's just zis guy, you know?"
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It is best to be a pessimist. You are usually right and, when you're wrong, you're pleasantly surprised. |
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2013/04/10 21:24:59
Subject: Re:Who was the Emperor?
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Land Raider Pilot on Cruise Control
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 Soo'Vah'Cha wrote: Maybe the Emperor was every failed would be conqueror in human history, always trying out new ideas and theories, and having them fail at the end, finally cumulating in his IoM project..surely this primarch idea cannot fail.
Poor troll is poor....
Anyway.... if you look picture of the Emperor and just add him beard you get 100% Jesus.
The fluff states that he guided Mankind through history, so he must have been political, religious leader, scientist, sociologist, general... Automatically Appended Next Post:
Emperor is far from some fat little wannabe-leader.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2013/04/10 21:25:40
 The universe has many horrors yet to throw at us. This is not the end of our struggle. This is just the beginning of our crusade to save Humanity. Be faithful! Be strong! Be vigilant!
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2013/04/10 21:28:03
Subject: Re:Who was the Emperor?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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 Brother Captain Alexander wrote: Soo'Vah'Cha wrote: Maybe the Emperor was every failed would be conqueror in human history, always trying out new ideas and theories, and having them fail at the end, finally cumulating in his IoM project..surely this primarch idea cannot fail.
Poor troll is poor....
Anyway.... if you look picture of the Emperor and just add him beard you get 100% Jesus.
The fluff states that he guided Mankind through history, so he must have been political, religious leader, scientist, sociologist, general...
Automatically Appended Next Post:
Emperor is far from some fat little wannabe-leader.
And fanboy is no sense of humor fanboy.
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2013/04/10 22:50:41
Subject: Who was the Emperor?
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Land Raider Pilot on Cruise Control
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Tau fan with poor humor is Tau fan with poor humor...
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The universe has many horrors yet to throw at us. This is not the end of our struggle. This is just the beginning of our crusade to save Humanity. Be faithful! Be strong! Be vigilant!
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2013/04/10 23:08:18
Subject: Who was the Emperor?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Ok , and what does that have anything to do with my statement, I also have Orks, IG, spacemarines, and am fans of those, keep your labels for yourself.
at any rate I am done here.
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2013/04/10 23:25:09
Subject: Who was the Emperor?
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Courageous Space Marine Captain
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Personally I don't think the Emperor was any famous person. Maybe he was a quiet, unknown. Just waiting.
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2013/04/11 00:06:43
Subject: Who was the Emperor?
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Fixture of Dakka
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This thread degenerated awfully quickly. Back to your corners, folks; if I have to separate you again, it'll be for a long time.
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