@Candycane
As for the rest of the Imperial factions, I reaaally wish that I could write down Imperial Guard and the Inquisition; however my knowledge on them is very limited. Yes I have read the wikis on hero Guardsmen like Ciaphas Cain, Sebastian Yarrick, Straken, and Solar Macharius, alongside notable Inquisitors like Eisenhorn and Ravenor, but sadly their not sold here and shipping cost is very expensive. The flavor is sadly nonexistant, dont get me wrong they are badass, but with the exception of Space Marine Novels and my sole copy of the Grey Knight novel Warden of the Blade (Castellan Garran Crowe! My favorite Space Marine hero!!!) my experience in the life of the Guardsman, the Inquisition and their Ordos with the exception of the Grey Knights, the cult Mechanicus and the Sisters of Battle; I must confess still is lacking
Favorite Space Marine Chapters, will still by exposure be reserved for the Blood Ravens; however after being a follower for a good long while I have to say its very hard to pin down. I love the Blood Ravens by following the Dawn of War series and the mystery behind them as theories pretty much point them as being secret Loyalist Thousand Sons similar to the Silver Skulls and the Iron Snakes as being respectively remnants of loyalist Iron Warriors and Alpha Legion. The Thousand Sons and the Iron Warriors are definitely my favorite Traitor Legions as both legions had very tragic fates happened to their Primarch and Legion.
It is very difficult on pinning a solitary favorite for a myriad of reasons; The Lamenters are the most easiest as they are the single most ideal paragons of what the Emperor wanted his Space Marines to be, the protectors of mankind. The Grey Knights need no words. The Black Dragons for being who they are... chapter of Space Wolverines and Barakas. The Salamanders for being humanitarian (sadly no novels of them so I cant exactly fave them). The Crimson Fists! Oh man, my first Space Marine Battle Novel and the epicness of Pedro Kantor is legendary!
Phew! Nuff said. Anyway, Imperium and the Space Marines!!!
Boo! Space Marines! Hiss! Boo!
Lol
I guess I have been lucky. I have been able to find some old dusty books in libraries, but I do have a large collection of books that I have bought (and some that I
illegally downloaded online. So far I am enjoying the Horus Heresy series immensely.
I always thought that the Blood Ravens were created during a later Founding (possibly by mistake) by using leftover geneseed that had been tithed by the Thousand Sons ten millennia ago, or geneseed that was even older, left over from the Legion's original founding. I don't think there was a large enough force of Thousand Sons left who stayed loyal to make a new chapter by themselves, they were all too enraged by what the Space Wolves had done, and I don't think it would have been allowed. For The Silver Skulls and the Iron Snakes I don't think they were founded by loyalist remnants or even using the old tithed geneseed of traitor legions. I have actually read Brothers of The Snake, and the Iron Snakes are far more inspired by the Ancient Greeks, with very, very little in common with the Alpha Legion. The Silver Skulls also bear no resemblance to the Iron Warriors, often using seers and ancient rituals to determine if they should fight battles at all, and avoiding ones that the omens say they will lose. Whereas the Iron Warriors always joined the fight, no matter how many casualties they would take, or how badly they would lose. The Blood Ravens meanwhile
do have a lot in common with the Thousand Sons.
But I do love those Traitor Legions, the Alpha Legion especially, because in the Horus Heresy book Legion, and in others, it is revealed that the Alpha Legion has actually stayed loyal to the Emperor, despite turning against him during the Heresy, so that Chaos could ultimately be destroyed quicker, even if it meant the destruction of humanity. Unfortunately it didn't turn out the way they had hoped, obviously, as Horus didn't win and the forces of Chaos didn't turn in on themselves and destroy themselves only to be left with nothing left to corrupt. The poor Thousand Sons too though. If I had to pick a favourite Traitor Legion it would probably be them.
The Salamanders have novels about them, look up The Tome of Fire book series. It is really good. Unless you meant you never read it so you can't really comment on their chapter. In which case I understand. If you like chapters that are like the Space Wolves, look up the Carcharodons, or the Space Sharks. You won't be dissapointed.
SO Cute the pic!!! Kickass and Cute! A winning combo! Oh and just to avoid being accused of credit stealing, original artwork goes to someone named leonardgoog.
Speaking of factions btw
@RanmaChan what did the Sisterhood of Our Martyred Lady do on Armageddon? Is it the Third War with the Beast of Armageddon? or the Chaos Incursion by Angron? Oh and speaking of the Tyranids (f***** super bug dinosaurs and those crystals swords!), do you think the Tyranids as of the Gathering Storm series will most likely make a beeline to the sector of what was once Cadia after Abaddon in a fit of petulant rage whereby 'if I cant have it, no one can' phasedo you think this might possibly give the Imperium and the Eldar some breathing room, similar to the gambit on the Octarius sector where Orks and Tyranids are locked in stalemate?
@Candycane
I wanna know more about the Sisters of Battle specifically the actions in Soulstorm. For me the actions of the Imperial Navy, Guardsman, and Space Marines will be the deciding factor when the time actually comes; but I would most welcome specific exploits and heroes from the Sisters of Battle that turned the tide on a grand scale aside from Lady Celestine and the one who beheaded Goge Vandire
Oh and before I forget FOR THE EMPEROR!!! *Proceeds to start firing my wrist-mounted Storm Bolter all the while squishing xenos and heretics in Tartarus Pattern Terminator all the while firing and stabbing with a "gifted" relic the Black Spear*
It would be the Third War for Armageddon. The Sisterhood of Our Martyed Lady stood firm against the Ork hordes for days, rallying the population of the besieged Hive city they were in and defending their Sanctorum against overwhelming odds. Everyone fought, even the non-combat Orders, and the population and the Ecclesiarchy were all rallied into a militia. Unfortunately they couldn't last forever, and were eventually completely destroyed by a Warboss and his Mega Armored Nobz retinue in the final hours. Despite this though the rest of the Sisters on the planet fought even harder, and continued to defend and attack several key locations across the planet with other Imperial forces.
Also new rule, we don't talk about 7th edition. Lol. It hurts my soul..
to those of you who are smurf lovers *cough* UltraMarines *cough* Papa Smurf is going to be coming back, along with a few of the other living Primearchs.
As for what faction I've liked the Eldar for a while cuz space elves. >.> Filthy mon-keigh
I've got a few more favs though, Tau cause of their awesomely powerful ranged capability with railgun weaponry. Also like the Salamander Space Marines, there are few more but I can't think of them atm.
New rules for this thread.
Rule number one: We don't talk about 7th edition.
Rule number two: WE. DONT. TALK. ABOUT. 7TH. EDITION. xD
Lol... Seriously, everything from the Necrons overthrowing the C'tan(wtf?), to the Blood Angels working with the Necron(WTF?), to the Tau Etherial caste suddenly becoming evil(seriously, WTF?!), to the fall of Cadia and the return of the Primarchs, we do not speak of...
Anyways! *puts back on cheerful face* The Eldar are a great faction in their own right, too bad those old knife ears are close to extinction.
The Tau are awesome as well. I love their weapons, tanks, and battle-suits, not just because I am a weaaboo otaku. Has anyone here played Fire Warrior? Despite a lot of faults I thought it was really great game.
