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As the title suggests - how tall are they if space marines are around 8 feet tall. Plus do they have special characters and champions? How tall are they?

Ever seen a human in plate mail? That tall. Sisters are just normal humans.

oh I see so there is nothing extraordinary about their physique then? just the standard 5 - 6ft average human sizes then?

 kerikhaos wrote:
oh I see so there is nothing extraordinary about their physique then? just the standard 5 - 6ft average human sizes then?

Yup. The only thing separating sisters from the rest of humanity is their faith (and lifelong indoctrination and training). The only thing that would make them taller then your average person is the occasional set of high-heeled suit of power armor

One of my favorite mental images is of a 5' 2" Sister fearlessly telling off a 6' 6" Commissar (9' 10" with hat).

I dont believe there is any extensive genetic augmentation to Sisters to the extent or even half the extent of a Space Marine.

but surely there must of been some kind of modification done to them so to speak to help increase their durability at least. A normal human in battle as rough as it is out there wouldn't last that long with just their "oh natural" training. Is there any specific fluff that suggests any tampering with their genetics to make then at least slightly more advanced than standard humans. What would be the point of them then?

 kerikhaos wrote:
but surely there must of been some kind of modification done to them so to speak to help increase their durability at least. A normal human in battle as rough as it is out there wouldn't last that long with just their "oh natural" training. Is there any specific fluff that suggests any tampering with their genetics to make then at least slightly more advanced than standard humans. What would be the point of them then?

Their Faith in the Emperor is their shield

 kerikhaos wrote:
but surely there must of been some kind of modification done to them so to speak to help increase their durability at least. A normal human in battle as rough as it is out there wouldn't last that long with just their "oh natural" training. Is there any specific fluff that suggests any tampering with their genetics to make then at least slightly more advanced than standard humans. What would be the point of them then?

What do you mean, what's the point?

They aren't superhuman, that's the point. They are well trained, fanatical, and literally capable of miracles. Give them top notch weapons and armor, and they are good to go.

Surely there is a minimum height requirement? 5' 6"?

Maybe the shorter ones get power heels.

 kerikhaos wrote:
but surely there must of been some kind of modification done to them so to speak to help increase their durability at least. A normal human in battle as rough as it is out there wouldn't last that long with just their "oh natural" training. Is there any specific fluff that suggests any tampering with their genetics to make then at least slightly more advanced than standard humans. What would be the point of them then?

Not at I know of. They wear power armour (ceramite) like marines but according to the latest codex, they do not interface directly with the power armour unlike marines and thus do not benefit from increased strength etc.

Their statline is still human, like IG troopers. S3 and T3 with I3.

 Medium of Death wrote:
Surely there is a minimum height requirement? 5' 6"? Maybe the shorter ones get power heels.

No, in my headcanon there is totally a 5' 1" Canonesses out there, played by Reese Witherspoon, the top of her head barely visible over the piles of heretics and traitors she has slain.

"Canoness Reese! Canoness! Where are you?"
"Over here, guys."
"Where?"
"Over -- oh dammit."
[eviscerator sounds as she chops through the wall of corpses]
"Ohhh, over there......"

Also, genetics wise, they are apparently selected for "genetic purity," but I presume that just means "no mutations ever," which means they might actually look more like modern human beings here on Earth than many people in the 41st Millennium.


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PS: Also, Canoness Kristin Chenoweth. 4' 11", WS:5, W:3, gonna kill you now, m'kay?

Medium of Death wrote:Maybe the shorter ones get power heels.

This.

All sisters of battle are exactly 5 feet and 11 and 3/8th of an inch tall. Those who are naturally shorter get heels/platform shoes that will elevate their height to the Emperor's holy number, and those who are taller than that get their legs hacked off at the appropriate length.

As for genetic augmentation, nope. They're just regular people in power armor.

 kerikhaos wrote:
As the title suggests - how tall are they if space marines are around 8 feet tall. Plus do they have special characters and champions? How tall are they?

Space marines are seven feet tall, not eight.

Sisters are normal humans. Five foot something would be pretty standard.

I guess the curiosity has been laid to rest.....thanks for the details

Some may be taller, if they are from a particularly Amazonian Imperial World (Xenan, for example), but otherwise they fall within the range of human norms. They are, due to their physical regimen, likely to be stronger than other humans and of more-athletic builds than your typical Hive World female, but are not the slabs of gene-gineered muscle that Space Marines are.

Other than the selective breeding that goes on in certain circles of the Imperium, genetic enhancements and the like are not performed on the Sisters. They are not the ab-human freaks that Space Marines become. They have one heart, two lungs, they eat food normally, sleep normally (though they can, through endurance and willpower, go through periods of sleep deprivation, just like anyone) and all that sort of thing.

Sisters have boobies. They distract you fom their 5-6 ft stature.

Even though this is fan art, This is about how I see the size comparison

 Jancoran wrote:
Sisters have boobies. They distract you fom their 5-6 ft stature.

And on that note, might be a good place to put this thread down.

 conker249 wrote:
Even though this is fan art, This is about how I see the size comparison

AHHHH, MY EYES BURN FROM THE FEELINGS!!!!!

This is what my Sisters of Battle look like under the armour.

http://warnersretrocorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/metroid-samus-diagram.png

Ain't nothing you say gonna change that.

Well within human norms.

Trust me, they're not your type..

 pretre wrote:

 Jancoran wrote:
Sisters have boobies. They distract you fom their 5-6 ft stature.

And on that note, might be a good place to put this thread down.

WHAT a killjoy.

 Madcat87 wrote:
This is what my Sisters of Battle look like under the armour.

http://warnersretrocorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/metroid-samus-diagram.png

Ain't nothing you say gonna change that.

Made me want to break out my old Nintendo power magazines. Outstanding momentary trip to the 90s! Also I'm fairly certain the Missus has a pair of power heels... they're quite a nice dinner shoe.

FM Argos

Theh are tall enough to ride me like a rollercoaster.

I'm sure there's some sort of minimum size requirement on them so they'll be capable of wearing power armors and look suitably impressive on ceremonial duty. And they are the pinnacle of "normal" human fitness - I'd imagine they look much more like a swimmer than a ballet dancer.

Deadnight wrote:

 kerikhaos wrote:
As the title suggests - how tall are they if space marines are around 8 feet tall. Plus do they have special characters and champions? How tall are they?

Space marines are seven feet tall, not eight.

Tell that to Abaddon...

Its been a while since I checked but they range from anywhere between 1 1/4" to 1 1/2" depending on helmet and/or if standing on their toes.

Jancoran wrote:

WHAT a killjoy.

Just trying to save us from three to seven pages of irate Sisters players. There are rather more of us than you think, and we're rather... touchy about sexist remarks. I'm sure you understand.

Spetulhu wrote:I'm sure there's some sort of minimum size requirement on them so they'll be capable of wearing power armors and look suitably impressive on ceremonial duty. And they are the pinnacle of "normal" human fitness - I'd imagine they look much more like a swimmer than a ballet dancer.

The power armour takes care of the minimum size for impressiveness, to be honest. As long as a Progena is in the top percentile for athletics, weaponry and faith, she will be considered whatever her height.

Retrogamer0001 wrote:

Deadnight wrote:
Space marines are seven feet tall, not eight.

Tell that to Abaddon...

Abaddon is hardly an average Space Marine... but yes, six and a half to seven feet tall is normal, not eight.

Jayden63 wrote:Its been a while since I checked but they range from anywhere between 1 1/4" to 1 1/2" depending on helmet and/or if standing on their toes.

Well played, sir.