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I was thinking about inquisitors, and albeit they do serious work and seeing demons and shizz will probably take its toll on a guys mind. But SURELY you must have a least a couple of inquistors who are sitting there surrounded by Grey Knights watching a world turn to oblivion, and turn to a termy and go "An orc, an eldar and a tau walk into a bar..." Power and humour = ultimate legend. Plus it would make for epic persuasion cause people like you AND it would scare the **** out of them knowing they might me sentenced for heresy moments later!

Of course, there are loads of different personalities within the Inquisition. The example that really springs to mind is Amberley Vail from the Cain books, who has a pretty noticeable sense of humour.

In the Cain series there Is an inquisitor of the Ordo Xenos who has a good sense of humour, apatite and apparently sex life. She also says that most Malleus members are bat gak crazy and aren't good company. Many others are super puritan who think smiling is heresy while others are also bat gak crazy but for there studies rather then the daemons. So an inquisitor with a sense of humour would be rare, and probably not to be found in the Ordo Malleus or hereticus, unless of course burning people is a funny pass time for them...which I guess it is!

*edit* LOL, they auto correct *poop* to gak/ Wonder what else they correct...

I mean, while the Inquisitors are all highly dedicated to the ideals of the Imperium, they're still human beings. Therefore, I would say they're all at least capable of humor.

It should be noted that the contents of a Ciaphas Cain novel are meant as an in-joke on the grimness of other, more serious Black Library novels and a meta-comment on the setting in general.

That said, sure, any Inquisitor is an individual, and is likely to have their own personality traits and foibles. There's probably a fair amount of humor, even basic gallows humor, within an Inquisitor and his or her cadre.

This thread is heresy. Prepare to be summarily BLAMMED.

That is all.

As said before, they are still people. They just have a heavy duty on their shoulders. Look at the leader of a country, or the general of an army.

Another thought to consider is that Inquisitors like to keep people off balance, because that's the best way to get them to reveal things. An Inquisitor might switch between grim seriousness and gregarious humor to catch people off their guard. Or perhaps he could present a cheerful front to cause people to underestimate him when the time comes to drop the hammer on them. Basically, I can see an Inquisitor using humor as a weapon in his arsenal more than I can see one having a genuinely jocular disposition, though the latter is certainly possible.

Inquisitor Vail (Ciaphas Cain series) is indeed noted for a wry sense of humor, particularly in her writings. Inquisitor Finurbi (Scourge the Heretic) cracks a joke or two, I believe. While neither Eisenhorn nor Ravenor seem particularly big on jokes, a few of their fellow Inquisitors seem to be a little looser in their stodginess. Most Inquisitors tend to have some messed up backgrounds, so usually have a hard time cutting loose. That being said, they are indeed individuals, and can run the gamut from stick in the mud to raucous joker.

THe only requirement for being an Inquisitor is to have an unbending, indomitable will. Everything else varies between inquisitors.

So sure, some Inquisitors have a sense of humor.

Don't think that this is necessarily a GOOD thing, however, if you are a heretic...

- Knock, knock.

- Who's there?

- Exterminatus.

-Exterminatus who?

 Melissia wrote:
THe only requirement for being an Inquisitor is to have an unbending, indomitable will. Everything else varies between inquisitors.

So sure, some Inquisitors have a sense of humor.

Don't think that this is necessarily a GOOD thing, however, if you are a heretic...

Inquisitor ~ 'Ive removed this heretic's nose!'

Henchman - 'How does he smell?'

Inquisitor ~ 'Terrible! HA HAR!'





And then they burnt the man and his family.

And the city he lived in. JUST TO BE SURE.

"Inquisitor, this man was possessed by a Daemon, and killed himself"
"Is seems like he had some..."
*put on Inquisitorial Sunglasses*
"Inner Daemon"
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Seriously, though, of course an Inquisitor can have a sense of humor. They're still people, some flying rodent gak insane, some others badass, but still people.

Inquisitor Csevak had a good sense of humour

Inquisitor Barzano from Nightbringer was a pretty funny guy. No one even realized that he was an Inquisitor until he very dramatically revealed himself and threatened to exterminatus the planet.

Ok then guys - competition. Best joke an inquisitor could tell... XD

"A mutant a heretic and a Xenos walk into a bar..."

LordGirrit wrote:
I was thinking about inquisitors, and albeit they do serious work and seeing demons and shizz will probably take its toll on a guys mind. But SURELY you must have a least a couple of inquistors who are sitting there surrounded by Grey Knights watching a world turn to oblivion, and turn to a termy and go "An orc, an eldar and a tau walk into a bar..." Power and humour = ultimate legend. Plus it would make for epic persuasion cause people like you AND it would scare the **** out of them knowing they might me sentenced for heresy moments later!

They do not have senses of humor. Only a sense of heresy in those that are weak willed!




Edit: Yes. They're still human after all.

I like to think there are some that flat out invoke the bunny eared lawyer trope. The inquisition are some of the top dogs in the imperium, so considering the amount of probably extreme personalities floating around why wouldn't there be a few whackjobs? Provided they're good at what they do (and let's face it you have to be the best at it in the first place to become inquisitor) who's going to frown down on an inquisitor who get's his jollies making heratics wear silly hats mid interrogation?

LordGirrit wrote:
Ok then guys - competition. Best joke an inquisitor could tell... XD

Libraries, once you go Black you'll never go back.



Three men walk into a restaurant. Joe orders a steak and chips, Bill has a salad with a glass of wine and Dante has scampi with a pint of ale. They decided to split the bill equally, who has got the most value for money?

Answer: It doesn't matter, they're all heretics.

 mjl7atlas wrote:
-Exterminatus who?

- SILENCE! We will ask the questions!

Bit of a silly question in my book.

Some do, some don't. They are people after all.

Planetary Lord: Exterminatus? Surely you're not serious!
Inquisitor: I am serious. And don't call me Shirley.

Inquisitor: I like my Salamanders how I like my coffee... (not sure if I should spell this one out )

Without sugar.

Do you even like coffee?

I like my heretics like I like my coffee--seared by the cleansing flames of the Emperor's Justice. With two sugars.

I can't help but imagine an inquisitor like Christopher Walts in Inglorious Basterds. Humorous but extremely off putting.

actually, Christoher Walts himslef just has that dangerous but joking vibe to him. No I am going to have to convert up a Christopher Waltz inquisitor for fun.

This is the dude i am referring too btw.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0910607/

The humor like the setting is "black".

How do you think they dream up all those methods of torture or "appropriate" punishments / executions?

Humor is a safer indulgence than any other.

Nothing scares a heretic or daemon more than when you are laughing at them.

**Edit**

Could you imagine Christopher Walken as an Inquisitor? That humor would be about right.

 Talizvar wrote:


Could you imagine Christopher Walken as an Inquisitor? That humor would be about right.

That would be a good casting decision.