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In the history of the 40k universe who would of had the largest empire in terms of territory and military power? I personally think the triarch or possibly the eldar

Tyranids. They've stripped a dozen galaxies already, whereas the rest of us are still in one

Thatguyhsagun wrote:
Tyranids. They've stripped a dozen galaxies already, whereas the rest of us are still in one

Tyranids? They aren't an empire, they're a GIGANTORMOUS pack, divided in small packs. An Empire has laws, structure, money, police, y'know, that type of things. Tyranids are like birds, they flee where they could find what they need (biomass).

By the way, I think Necrontyr.

necrontyr having laws, structure, and that crap you was talking about? Eldar all the way

How big was the Old Ones empire?

Failing that, probably the Necrons or the Eldar before the Fall.

bahzakhain wrote:
necrontyr having laws, structure, and that crap you was talking about? Eldar all the way

Yes, they had. You know, the Triarch and everything...

The Old Ones were far superior to the Eldar, they made the Webway after all. They were probably greater than the Necrontyr, it depends how you define greatness I suppose.

 Trickstick wrote:
They were probably greater than the Necrontyr, it depends how you define greatness I suppose.

Well, the Necrontyr needed the help of the C'Tan to win, so yeah the Old Ones were pretty strong IMHO.

We can't really say who was bigger, as we have little relevant evidence of either the Necrontyr or the Eldar, and don't forget the Old Ones, the MADE the Eldar you know?

The IoM is said to be the biggest empire the galaxy has seen, but it is spread very thin.
The Eldar empire was highly concentrated around what is now the EoT, but at it's height probably contained more planets than the IoM does now.
The Necrontyr empire existed at the same time as the Old One empire, so whilst it was concentrated in certain areas, I don't think it was as big as the Eldar or IoM, but the armies were huge.

I think it's genuinely left vague as to who has/had the 'greatest' empire, they all have their own strengths and weaknesses, so that all of them sound amazing and without peer when described in the fluff.

 Sir Samuel Buca wrote:
The IoM is said to be the biggest empire the galaxy has seen, but it is spread very thin.
The Eldar empire was highly concentrated around what is now the EoT, but at it's height probably contained more planets than the IoM does now.
The Necrontyr empire existed at the same time as the Old One empire, so whilst it was concentrated in certain areas, I don't think it was as big as the Eldar or IoM, but the armies were huge.

I think it's genuinely left vague as to who has/had the 'greatest' empire, they all have their own strengths and weaknesses, so that all of them sound amazing and without peer when described in the fluff.

It states in the Necron codex that Necrons have untold millions of world were as the Imperium only has 1 million or so

 40kSpartan wrote:

 Sir Samuel Buca wrote:
The IoM is said to be the biggest empire the galaxy has seen, but it is spread very thin.
The Eldar empire was highly concentrated around what is now the EoT, but at it's height probably contained more planets than the IoM does now.
The Necrontyr empire existed at the same time as the Old One empire, so whilst it was concentrated in certain areas, I don't think it was as big as the Eldar or IoM, but the armies were huge.

I think it's genuinely left vague as to who has/had the 'greatest' empire, they all have their own strengths and weaknesses, so that all of them sound amazing and without peer when described in the fluff.

It states in the Necron codex that Necrons have untold millions of world were as the Imperium only has 1 million or so

I didn't say it had less worlds than the IoM, just that it was smaller. It covered less area.

The IoM is a pale reflection of the hegemony the Necrons held at their height, after that is probably the Eldar at their height. The old ones are also strong contenders for the title of single greatest empire.

Orks. /thread.

The C'tan, with their Necron slaves.

The galaxy was basically a really big dinner plate for them.

The Necrontyr ain't got nothing on the Celts.

40k is set in the Milky Way, right?

well if you talk laws and stuff ( i know this will get loads of hate) but technicaly orks could be like the chineese empire a bunch of factions but realy all the same countrie speaking same language using same money and having the same laws (as in bigger you are more rights you have)

althugh i dont know much about the eldar and necron fluff so i might be very wrong

The Necrons of course.

Their empire covered the galaxy long before even the Eldar existed(who's empire was only the size of the EoT)

The C'tan/Necrontyr.