Favourite 40K Character?

[Trenchant Informant]

Gaunt is pretty cool. I think I would like Ciaphas Cain if his position was "Colonel" or "Captain" and not "Commissar".

Wait, the point of a Commissar to oversee the leadership of the Imperial Guard in order to ensure devotion and weed out corruption, the very reason that Gaunt's position as a Colonel-Commissar is so controversial; he's occupying the position that he should be overseeing, not performing.

Do you mean to give Cain an additional position, or simply make him a totally kickass guardsman commander? If the former, it seems a tad redundant. If the latter, as stated above, that'd be totally kickass.

 

[Oldmanwillow]

Ollanius Pius, the manliest ************ you ever did see.

During the Horus Heresy, this guy showcased exactly what it means when people say that Imperial Guardsmen have balls of steel. Why the Emperor was having a dialogue with Horus, even after Sanguinius had been slain, Emps still felt that there was good in his favorite son and that he could yet change his ways, the eternally loving father that he was. As Horus advanced on Big-E, ready to strike, the Emperor did nothing, still trying to talk Horus down.

A single guardsman, no genetic modifications or superweapons (His lasgun was absent, too, so he was without even his trusty flashlight), stood in between the two Gods-On-Earth, refusing to move. Horus told him to step aside, yet Pius stood his ground. Naturally, Horus simply killed him to remove the tiny pestering man. The Emperor, now seeing that the lives of the citizens of the Imperium, especially one that served in the noble Imperial Guard, meant nothing to him and that Horus was beyond redemption.

The Emperor then proceeded to dish out the single greatest psychic ass-whoopin' the 'verse had ever seen.

Without Pius and his balls of fuckmothering Impervium, there would have been a significant difference in the discourse of the battle between Horus and the Emperor. This dude is the epitome of the Imperial Guardsman. Seriously. He steps himself in front of the single most powerful Chaos entity to enter the materium and refuses to step aside, simply because he did not want any harm to befall the Emperor. Seriously, even Teddy Roosevelt would want to get this guy's autograph.

Though, Games Workshop being retarded as they are, naturally retconned their awesome canon and replaced Pius with an unnamed Imperial Fist Space Marine, and later an unnamed Adeptus Custodes.

Regardless, he still remains the manliest ************ you ever did see.

A very informative, albeit short article on Pius: http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Ollanius_Pius

A much more humorously bent article, though one that captures the patron saint of the Imperial Guard in a much better way: http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Ollanius_Pius

WoW Pius was the man. thank you for enlighting me.

 

[BladesofReason]

Gaunt is pretty cool. I think I would like Ciaphas Cain if his position was "Colonel" or "Captain" and not "Commissar".

Wait, the point of a Commissar to oversee the leadership of the Imperial Guard in order to ensure devotion and weed out corruption, the very reason that Gaunt's position as a Colonel-Commissar is so controversial; he's occupying the position that he should be overseeing, not performing.

Do you mean to give Cain an additional position, or simply make him a totally kickass guardsman commander? If the former, it seems a tad redundant. If the latter, as stated above, that'd be totally kickass.

I've got no problem with Gaunt's position, I think he's a kickass guy. What I meant for Cain was that I think I could get behind him more if he was a totally kickass commander of some sort, just not a Commissar, as it completely undermines how they are presented, especially in the newest Imperial Guard Codex.

I know part of the point is that he is more than a mere oddity but I think his comic style would work just fine as a Captain, or a Commander of some other sort without totally undermining the position as it is presented.

 

[Spoonius]

Gregor Eisenhorn.

 

[latenightapplepie]

Eldrad Uthran. I'm not quite sure why I like him, but I do.

 

[Marine Mike]

Colonel Schaeffer, leader of the 13th Penal Legion known as the "Last Chancers".
The man was run over by a Baneblade and leads suicide missions for a living... he simply won't die.

 

[marscentral]

Logan Grimnar, the Great Wolf.

 

[Dedtoo]

Gorgutz 'Ead Hunta
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Da biggest an' da meanest ork i 'ave ever seen!

 

[The_Graff]

close call between The Lord Inquisitor Hector Rex and Holt ... BLAM.

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

Oh, this is hard... one of the following:
Ciaphas Cain, Ibram Gaunt, Garviel Loken, Nathaniel Garro...
Um, that's it for now.
I just love those characters.

 

[Zacharine]

Commissar Ciaphas Cain

Seconded... erm, thir... quintipleted?

Yes, our very own Hero Of The Imperium. He might not be the resident phsychic powerhouse or constant Xanatos Roulette player, but damn if he doesn't get the job done.

 

[Gildan Bladeborn]

Hmm, tough question, there are so many cool characters to select from. I guess I'll go with Arguleon Veq, for reasons that should be rather obvious if you've read Daemon World.

 

[WolfSchwarzMond]

Horus, The Fallen One, The Warmaster. Also Gaunt

 

[KingTiger]

Commissar Ciaphas Cain for sure!! This guy made me fall in love with Warhammer 40k novels



besides...he is bad ass with a chain saw and funny

 

[Hurr Durr Derp]

Cegorach, the Laughing God.

The Dance is the greatest of the Harlequins' works, telling of the Fall of the Eldar. It is performed only rarely as only a Solitaire (who often stay distant from even the rest of the Harlequins) is capable of playing the role of Slaanesh. Nine troupers dance the part of the old race, while three Avatars dance the part of the Fallen gods. As the dance reaches the climax of the Fall, the Solitaire leaps into view, appearing as Slaanesh. One by one, seven figures appear behind Slaanesh to mingle with the old race. First, four Mimes, appearing as daemons who pass their sensual and disturbing movements to the rest of the dancers. Secondly comes three dark figures, the Death Jesters, their suits displaying skeletons as they leap and slay among the Fallen gods, bringing their inert forms to the feet of Slaanesh. As the last god falls, the Warlocks emanate a psychic scream which echoes through the minds of the audience. The scream becomes a laugh of madness and depravity. As the High Avatar enters, there is within the laugh, another, ironic laugh. As the Laughing God, he strolls casually onstage, laughing at the cosmic folly of the Fallen. For a moment he is lost among Slaanesh's servants, but leaps clear of them tumbling to face them. One of the dancers he drags free of Slaanesh, the writhing figures on the dancer's suit dissolving and taking on the lozenge pattern of the Laughing God. The rest of Slaanesh's servants fall or flee, at which point Slaanesh confronts the Laughing God. The battle which seems to go on forever, ends suddenly, unresolved.

To be true I have a hardon for any trickster character, and Cegorach is no exception.

 

[Cab00se206]

Commissar Cain for me.

He is the ultimate anti-hero. All he wants to do is to spend a quiet life without too much mortal peril, and yet his myriad of character flaws somehow come together to create a man who tangled with, and defeated, Orks, Tyranids, Necrons, Chaos and many others. Somehow despite, and possible because of, his myriad failings, he somehow becomes one of the Imperium's greatest guardians against the predations of its enemies. Seriously. He takes on (although never willingly) Khorne Bezerkers, Genestrealer Broodlords, Lictors, Hive Tyrants, Ork Warbosses and goddamn daemons in close combat and not only survives, but ends up saving, quite arguably, the fabric of the Imperium itself on more than one occasion.

Seconds go to his aide Jurgen, who actually kills most of the horrific enemies that Cain runs into, or indeed away from. He responds to the order to charge a Hive Tyrant with a "yes sir" no more concerned than if he was asked for a cup of tea.

Thirds go to Inquisitor Ravenor. Even confined to the psychic equivalent of a wheelchair, he still manages to foil Imperium-shaking plots on a regular basis.

 

[Hutchy_Bear]

Spoiler: Colonel Commissar Ibram Gaunt

Infact all of the Ghosts deserve a mention (well except one), they are all completely badass.

The other choice is to do with the Alpha Legion but that unleash spoilers to anyone who hasn't read Legion.

 

[Sonicron]

It's a tie between Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn and Ahzek Ahriman, exiled sorcerer of the Thousand Sons.

 

[Tony2077]

Spoiler: Colonel Commissar Ibram Gaunt

Infact all of the Ghosts deserve a mention (well except one), they are all completely badass.

The other choice is to do with the Alpha Legion but that unleash spoilers to anyone who hasn't read Legion.

i agree with the ghost and Ravenor is another good but beat up character