Most space marines have to have way more than 30 years comabat experiance to even got intiated. Otherwise they stay a power armour less neophyte (for some chapters) or scout(excpet space wolves were socuts are also vetrans)Evil mr dave said:Remeber spartans are much faster then the Astartes, and regularly beat heavily armoured aliens with super strength to death with there bare hands. Space marines are very tough and the older ones would be much larger then a spartan but in a fight between a space marine that has the same combat experience as a spartan (about 30ish years) i'd probably give it to the sspartan just because they could probably put a pistol round through an astarteses visor from 300 yards, or spring from cover and dice him up with a energy sword before he knows what the fuck.Lil_Rimmy said:Incorrect, space marines are genetically modified super humans with better armor, weapons and training. And remember that bolter rounds explode and that a plasma rifle can even cut through terminator armor. Really, what is a pistol and a assault rifle gonna do to a space marine? Its like taking on a tank with a rock.Xixikal said:Chief. He's actually genetically modified.
Space Marines are only elite humans.
Go Space Marines.
Ummmmmm...... no.Mathak said:epic snip
In most stories and games main character powers means you basically cant lose now matter what the odds, there are times when these powers fail but its not often.Evil mr dave said:And thus the spartan will win because he poccesses the mistical powers of respawn?Darks63 said:Master Chief has main cahracter powers so it might be a close one, unless the marines are lead by someone who also has main character powers like Rangar.
I quite agree it's terrible fluff (Matt Ward, stop writing fluff and concentrate on rules...please), but it is official canon.Mr Thin said:Ummmmmm...... no.Mathak said:epic snip
Sorry, but that can't exist. I call shenanigans.
Burnt down the garden of Nurgle? THE GARDEN OF NURGLE?
Pack your bags, space marines, this guy can defend humanity by himself.
I'm not entirely sure it's possible, but I think that guy may be too over-the-top for WH40K.
I think they've finally out-bad-assed themselves. The frigging Emperor himself wasn't as strong as that.
Where can they go from there? Seriously, I'd like to know.
fair point, but if the asartes lands a hit with any one of his ranged weapons, it would plow right through the spartan's shields and either penetrate the armor, or knock him/her back a few meters at least. also, the asartes are still fairly agile despite the bulky armor.Trivun said:I love how everyone mentioning the Astartes forget that they have no shield system on heir armour, except in certain cases. It certainly isn't standard, at any rate. Whereas Spartans have shield systems, and are physically the match of the Astartes thanks to their augmentations. The only difference here is that Astartes LOOK more powerful, because their armour is more padded out and bulky. That, by the way, also makes them much less quick and agile, where the Spartans have the edge. So if you think logically about this, Spartans have a severe advantage over the Astartes. It'll take more power to down an Astartes because of that bulked up armour, but nevertheless, Spartans would win, purely because they'd be able to attack more efficiently and effectively than an Astartes ever could.
im not sure if thats a real character or a made up one. if its made up by you good job. if not, someone needs to make every single god in warhammer just to kill this guy. even then it would seem impossible...Mathak said:Well, if the Spartans get the Chief, it's only fair the Astartes get a named guy too.
Introducing: Lord Kaldor Draigo, Supreme Grand Master of the Grey Knights.
This guy was promoted after his predecessor was killed by Mortarion, a daemon Primarch (basically one of the most powerful daemons that exist, last time one was defeated it took about 100 Grey Knights). His first act of office was to track Mortarion down and carve his predecessors name into his heart. On his own.
Then he got cursed and was trapped in the Warp, Warhammers equivalent of Hell. While there, he:
-Murdered Slaanesh 6 favourite concubines. With his bare hands.
-Killed a Bloodthirster of Khorne and beat the daemon's axe into a new sword for himself, still with his bare hands.
-Burned down the Garden of Nurgle.
-Punched Tzeentch' Inevitable City into rubble, burying one of Tzeentch' most powerful daemons in the process.
He basically pissed off all four gods who rule the Warp. And he's still alive.
By now, the few daemons who do not just flee in terror at his approach are considered crazy and suicidal by the rest. He is not so much trapped in hell..it's more that hell is trapped in with him.
So, Master Chief? Yeah, glhf with that.
That is so very wrong. I can't even begin to explain why this is so badly wrong.Xixikal said:Chief. He's actually genetically modified.
Space Marines are only elite humans.
It's an actual character from the new Grey Knights codex.kittii-chan 300 said:im not sure if thats a real character or a made up one. if its made up by you good job. if not, someone needs to make every single god in warhammer just to kill this guy. even then it would seem impossible...
Oh dear god, that was cringeworthy, worst two pages of codex in existence. At least he could have brought a squad of Paladins who demanded to go with him, or Purifiers (most logical choice).Mathak said:I quite agree it's terrible fluff (Matt Ward, stop writing fluff and concentrate on rules...please), but it is official canon.
Nope, he's a 'real' (sic) character from the Grey Knights Codex, and if you're a WH40K nerd, then you'll realise how fucked up the GKC is...kittii-chan 300 said:im not sure if thats a real character or a made up one. if its made up by you good job. if not, someone needs to make every single god in warhammer just to kill this guy. even then it would seem impossible...
Yes, I'd imagine one of the 30+ foot tall killer robot with arm mounted laser cannons from Total Annihilation could just about beat a single Space Marine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_AnnihilationSojoez said:Is there actually ANYTHING outside the WH40K universe that could beat an Astartes? As in, from an other game?
Once again: IRON HALO!!Titan Buttons said:In melee combat a Spartan, since the energy sword would most likely cut a chainsword in half and it is strong enough to slice right through Astartes armour
At least it wasn't GK vs SoB.SckizoBoy said:Nope, he's a 'real' (sic) character from the Grey Knights Codex, and if you're a WH40K nerd, then you'll realise how fucked up the GKC is...
And Nottingham had the nerve to have a battle report in April's WD of GK vs Daemons. It doesn't take a genius to work out that Preferred Enemy, re-roll successful saves, force weapons across the board isn't going to lose!
I've been waiting for an SoB update for a while, but I fear what they'll do to it (esp the characters) after the latest few. I'm actually dreading the second coming of Necrons!Mathak said:At least it wasn't GK vs SoB.
He might be one of the Sensi also know as the Sons of the emperor woh have no warp presence and thus scare warp monsters and can live in the warp and not go insane. Emperor may have been capable of such feats if he hadn't been crippled by Horus who was his equalMr Thin said:Ummmmmm...... no.Mathak said:epic snip
Sorry, but that can't exist. I call shenanigans.
Burnt down the garden of Nurgle? THE GARDEN OF NURGLE?
Pack your bags, space marines, this guy can defend humanity by himself.
I'm not entirely sure it's possible, but I think that guy may be too over-the-top for WH40K.
I think they've finally out-bad-assed themselves. The frigging Emperor himself wasn't as strong as that.
Where can they go from there? Seriously, I'd like to know.