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 TheRedWingArmada wrote:

NathanD298 wrote:
I can't say I know much about the fluff in 40k in general, but a few of my favourites would have to be Grimaldus, after reading the book about Armageddon (not sure what it's called, potentially Armageddon) Typhus, simply because he's a walking disease, and Cypher, due to the slight mystery!!

The thing with Typhus though is he is the most butt-hurt of the Chaos Scions. Even when he was just Typhon, he was always seemed to have this enormous chip on his shoulder.

If I had to classify him, I'd call him the emo kid of the cult leaders. And he was originally one of my favorites, as was the Terminus Est. After reading the first couple books in the Horus Heresy though, especially Flight of the Eisenstein and the back and forth between Grulghor and Typhon/Typhus, I was going "Ok kids! Turn that frown, upside down now!" And then Grulghor turned into a giggly Plague Marine and I thought, "Well that's one of them! Now it's Typhus' turn." lol

Like I said, I don't know much of the fluff - I should probably start paying more attention to these things

Werd. Always good to get new info wherever found.

Argel Tal

Magnus The Red
Abaddon
Ahriman
Vect
Trayzn

Kaldor draigo (joking)
My top 5 characters reason and, in no particular order
Grimaldus (dude crawled out of ruined temple that fell on his head)
Belial (when he was 16 he dueled with DA chaplain for 7 minutes before losing)
Sigismund(beated Kharn in a duel in 7 seconds)
Kardan Stronos (teaching the iron hands not to suppress but master their emotions.. interesting since he doesn't have a good record of emotion mastering)
And Tyberos the red wake (because, hunger and slake, blowing up badab and tearing a new one to the seccecionists so hard that loyalist astartes were horrified, and also the most awesome honor guard ever)

1. Bluddflagg and friends collectively claim this spot because they're god damn hilarious.

2. The Swarmlord because it looks incredibly cool. Old One Eye and the Deathleaper are also pretty boss.

3. Gorgutz because he makes me laugh myself silly.

4. Thomas god damn MacAbee because he was just the coolest damn Necron.

5. Kutlakh the Worldkiller because he is the most badass newcron to walk the earth. He's also tied with Trazyn for the lulz that thief inspires.

6. Gabriel Angelos. An unambiguously good and heroic character that still manages to be grimdark is something quite refreshing.

7. Farseer Taldeer. God damn that snark of hers, I can't stop myself from snerking.

8. Araghast/DoW I Eliphas. Both excellent Chaos Lords, 'nuff said.

9. Sergeant Mira/Warboss Grimskull. Mira for being such a great female character, Grimskull for being an amazing Ork who should have been the final villain of Space Marine.

10. Spiritseer Iyanna. Someone in the setting with actual hope and optimism is just so...refreshing. And I loved her interactions in Valedor.

Off the top of my head?

He'stan, Elysius, Dak'ir, Fulgis, Ba'ken, Tsu'gan (Kyme writes some seriously good characters), Parmenion Thade, Taan Darrick, Octavia, Septimus, Talos, Variel, Xarl, Uzas, Torgaddon, Lucius the Eternal, Solomon Demeter, Saul Tarvitz, Garro, Luther, Zachariah Kersh, Caedis, and the Novamarines in Death Integrity, although I can't remember their names.

Oh, I almost forgot Thirianna from Path of the Seer, probably the most believable and best written characters in 40K and 30k.

I would probably like Trazyn a little more if he didn't seem so much like a moustachio-twirling villain. I can't imagine him doing anything other than gifting a d***-in-a-box to any other important 40K character he meets.

 herpguy wrote:
I would probably like Trazyn a little more if he didn't seem so much like a moustachio-twirling villain. I can't imagine him doing anything other than gifting a d***-in-a-box to any other important 40K character he meets.

He may be an donkey-cave, but he's a classy donkey-cave.

While I like Eliphas in all of his incarnations (though his first is definitely the best) this "repact" with Abbadon gave him all the qualities I hate about the "standard" chaos lord.

Sniveling, conniving, backstabbing weiner who is afraid of the real boss when he shows his face. Obviously Eliphas isn't destined for Daemonhood anytime soon. Hell, he can't even keep his Black Legion sorcerers from talking shiza to him.

Eliphas: "Do not question me worms! I have the right to lead!!"
Sorcerer Nero: "Oh really? HEY BOSS! GET IN HERE!! ELIPHAS FORGOT YOU BOUGHT HIS SOUL ON FIRE!!!"

-facepalm-

 TheRedWingArmada wrote:
While I like Eliphas in all of his incarnations (though his first is definitely the best) this "repact" with Abbadon gave him all the qualities I hate about the "standard" chaos lord.

Sniveling, conniving, backstabbing weiner who is afraid of the real boss when he shows his face. Obviously Eliphas isn't destined for Daemonhood anytime soon. Hell, he can't even keep his Black Legion sorcerers from talking shiza to him.

Eliphas: "Do not question me worms! I have the right to lead!!"
Sorcerer Nero: "Oh really? HEY BOSS! GET IN HERE!! ELIPHAS FORGOT YOU BOUGHT HIS SOUL ON FIRE!!!"

-facepalm-

To be fair, a fairly large chunk of characters from DOW are incompetent fuckwits who survive purely by the grace of the author and should have died a long time ago. The only characters that seemed to have a lick of sense to them was Davian Thule. Even the Eldar were a bunch of idiots for tasking their Warlock with the job of prophecy when he isn't even an actual Farseer, just a student of the path likely to leave it later, when they have an actual Farseer in their warhost.

 Wyzilla wrote:

 TheRedWingArmada wrote:
While I like Eliphas in all of his incarnations (though his first is definitely the best) this "repact" with Abbadon gave him all the qualities I hate about the "standard" chaos lord.

Sniveling, conniving, backstabbing weiner who is afraid of the real boss when he shows his face. Obviously Eliphas isn't destined for Daemonhood anytime soon. Hell, he can't even keep his Black Legion sorcerers from talking shiza to him.

Eliphas: "Do not question me worms! I have the right to lead!!"
Sorcerer Nero: "Oh really? HEY BOSS! GET IN HERE!! ELIPHAS FORGOT YOU BOUGHT HIS SOUL ON FIRE!!!"

-facepalm-

To be fair, a fairly large chunk of characters from DOW are incompetent fuckwits who survive purely by the grace of the author and should have died a long time ago. The only characters that seemed to have a lick of sense to them was Davian Thule. Even the Eldar were a bunch of idiots for tasking their Warlock with the job of prophecy when he isn't even an actual Farseer, just a student of the path likely to leave it later, when they have an actual Farseer in their warhost.

Veldoran was tasked with interpreting Farseer Neverspeak's visions.

Presumably because they couldn't get her VA or something.

Also Castor and co were pretty bright.

But Gorgutz and Bluddflagg?

Awesomeness incarnate.

 Kain wrote:

 Wyzilla wrote:

 TheRedWingArmada wrote:
While I like Eliphas in all of his incarnations (though his first is definitely the best) this "repact" with Abbadon gave him all the qualities I hate about the "standard" chaos lord.

Sniveling, conniving, backstabbing weiner who is afraid of the real boss when he shows his face. Obviously Eliphas isn't destined for Daemonhood anytime soon. Hell, he can't even keep his Black Legion sorcerers from talking shiza to him.

Eliphas: "Do not question me worms! I have the right to lead!!"
Sorcerer Nero: "Oh really? HEY BOSS! GET IN HERE!! ELIPHAS FORGOT YOU BOUGHT HIS SOUL ON FIRE!!!"

-facepalm-

To be fair, a fairly large chunk of characters from DOW are incompetent fuckwits who survive purely by the grace of the author and should have died a long time ago. The only characters that seemed to have a lick of sense to them was Davian Thule. Even the Eldar were a bunch of idiots for tasking their Warlock with the job of prophecy when he isn't even an actual Farseer, just a student of the path likely to leave it later, when they have an actual Farseer in their warhost.

Veldoran was tasked with interpreting Farseer Neverspeak's visions.

Presumably because they couldn't get her VA or something.

Also Castor and co were pretty bright.

But Gorgutz and Bluddflagg?

Awesomeness incarnate.

And then there's the entire Blood Ravens Chapter, a bloody miracle it is they haven't all been declared heretics and excuted for causing all of the destruction in the DOW games.

 Wyzilla wrote:

 Kain wrote:

 Wyzilla wrote:

 TheRedWingArmada wrote:
While I like Eliphas in all of his incarnations (though his first is definitely the best) this "repact" with Abbadon gave him all the qualities I hate about the "standard" chaos lord.

Sniveling, conniving, backstabbing weiner who is afraid of the real boss when he shows his face. Obviously Eliphas isn't destined for Daemonhood anytime soon. Hell, he can't even keep his Black Legion sorcerers from talking shiza to him.

Eliphas: "Do not question me worms! I have the right to lead!!"
Sorcerer Nero: "Oh really? HEY BOSS! GET IN HERE!! ELIPHAS FORGOT YOU BOUGHT HIS SOUL ON FIRE!!!"

-facepalm-

To be fair, a fairly large chunk of characters from DOW are incompetent fuckwits who survive purely by the grace of the author and should have died a long time ago. The only characters that seemed to have a lick of sense to them was Davian Thule. Even the Eldar were a bunch of idiots for tasking their Warlock with the job of prophecy when he isn't even an actual Farseer, just a student of the path likely to leave it later, when they have an actual Farseer in their warhost.

Veldoran was tasked with interpreting Farseer Neverspeak's visions.

Presumably because they couldn't get her VA or something.

Also Castor and co were pretty bright.

But Gorgutz and Bluddflagg?

Awesomeness incarnate.

And then there's the entire Blood Ravens Chapter, a bloody miracle it is they haven't all been declared heretics and excuted for causing all of the destruction in the DOW games.

Given Adrastia's reaction to Kyras pile driving Gabriel I'd say Angelos is asking her all the right "questions" to get in good graces with the inquisition if you know what I mean.

Wonk.

Oh, Trooper Andrej, too.

 Kain wrote:

 Wyzilla wrote:

 Kain wrote:

 Wyzilla wrote:

 TheRedWingArmada wrote:
While I like Eliphas in all of his incarnations (though his first is definitely the best) this "repact" with Abbadon gave him all the qualities I hate about the "standard" chaos lord.

Sniveling, conniving, backstabbing weiner who is afraid of the real boss when he shows his face. Obviously Eliphas isn't destined for Daemonhood anytime soon. Hell, he can't even keep his Black Legion sorcerers from talking shiza to him.

Eliphas: "Do not question me worms! I have the right to lead!!"
Sorcerer Nero: "Oh really? HEY BOSS! GET IN HERE!! ELIPHAS FORGOT YOU BOUGHT HIS SOUL ON FIRE!!!"

-facepalm-

To be fair, a fairly large chunk of characters from DOW are incompetent fuckwits who survive purely by the grace of the author and should have died a long time ago. The only characters that seemed to have a lick of sense to them was Davian Thule. Even the Eldar were a bunch of idiots for tasking their Warlock with the job of prophecy when he isn't even an actual Farseer, just a student of the path likely to leave it later, when they have an actual Farseer in their warhost.

Veldoran was tasked with interpreting Farseer Neverspeak's visions.

Presumably because they couldn't get her VA or something.

Also Castor and co were pretty bright.

But Gorgutz and Bluddflagg?

Awesomeness incarnate.

And then there's the entire Blood Ravens Chapter, a bloody miracle it is they haven't all been declared heretics and excuted for causing all of the destruction in the DOW games.

Given Adrastia's reaction to Kyras pile driving Gabriel I'd say Angelos is asking her all the right "questions" to get in good graces with the inquisition if you know what I mean.

Wonk.

SHHHHHHH!

I'd like to go at least another week before a space marine "you know what" thread appears again.

hey guys i wonder if marines have dicks

 Ashiraya wrote:
hey guys i wonder if marines have dicks

Well thanks for jinxing us.

 Ashiraya wrote:
hey guys i wonder if marines have dicks

considering they are still men yes, but since the chemicals they use in creation of space marine makes modern day steroids look like powdered milk... they don't work.. now can you please go back to 4chan???

ThatSwellFella wrote:

 Ashiraya wrote:
hey guys i wonder if marines have dicks

considering they are still men yes, but since the chemicals they use in creation of space marine makes modern day steroids look like powdered milk... they don't work.. now can you please go back to 4chan???

It's a joke. About every two weeks Dakka Dakka can't help it and breaks its rehab instructions to delve into its space marine genital fetish. It's as bad if not worse than female space marine threads.

ThatSwellFella wrote:

 Ashiraya wrote:
hey guys i wonder if marines have dicks

considering they are still men yes, but since the chemicals they use in creation of space marine makes modern day steroids look like powdered milk... they don't work.. now can you please go back to 4chan???

When it is intentional, posting all in lowercase without punctuation is used to make a post seem humorous/passiveaggressive/sarcastic.

OK, sorry if i offended you, not my intenton. But if i would want to know more about sisters of battle sexual oeientation and female space marines/ space marine sterility i would simply post a thread on /tg/(i visit it as
Well from time to time) what i am trying to say is keep that stuff inside 4chan because "moralfags" will rage, flame, cleanse, purge, kill, maim and burn the thread and you will get banished from dakka by a blow from ban hammer

ThatSwellFella wrote:
OK, sorry if i offended you, not my intenton. But if i would want to know more about sisters of battle sexual oeientation and female space marines/ space marine sterility i would simply post a thread on /tg/(i visit it as
Well from time to time) what i am trying to say is keep that stuff inside 4chan because "moralfags" will rage, flame, cleanse, purge, kill, maim and burn the thread and you will get banished from dakka by a blow from ban hammer

I? Offended by this? Pah! That you would think that offends me. >xD

Hehe, glad you didn't took it personally. It was just that i couldn't understand what you meant by first response .. anyways my favourite non imperium characters would probably be:
Kharn, Swell guy from what i heard
Trollzyn... just look his story if you don't know about him
Fabius Bile: excommunicated from the legion of sick psychopaths for being a sick psychopath, which is telling something...
Skarbrand, our favourite emo bloodthirster
Vect, probably the greatest douchebag in 40k
Kranon the relentless, would be way better warmaster than certain armless failure....

Captain Alessio Cortez of the Crimson Fists...dude never quits...

-STS

30K: Kyril Sinderman, Garviel Loken, Tarik Torgaddon

40K: Gaunt, Col. "Iron Hand" Strahken, Da'Kir, Fugis and Pyriel

Kaldor Draigo, if GW had written him this way. Gotta love that fine ass warp dust.

Korlandril, because he reminds me a lot of my experience with women. Not Eldar women, human women. Try to pick up a woman and get friend zoned.

Sigh...

I have only read, not finished, so I guess, reading, the first HH book, but so far I like Garviel Loken, Tarik Torgaddon and Saul Tarvitz.

Oh, do you mean favourite 40K character as in out of the WH40K universe not WH Fantasy/LotR/Hobbit or character from WH40K - in the year 40 000? 'Cause as you know my favs are from the year 30K... do you know what mean?

 thenoobbomb wrote:
Honsou is pretty damn awesome,

I agree, its a crying shame gw never produced a mini or rules for him.


However.............. I did.