Your favourite 40k race?
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I'm torn between the Orks and the Necrons. The Orks are just awesome, born with the knowledge to build guns/forcefields/gargents? Better than the dark age the humans are back in.
Necrons; souls trapped inside unstoppable, living metal, skeletal bodies whose only purpose is to kill every living thing in the universe? sounds good
They are going to win, eventually.
I love 40k backstory.
Necrons; souls trapped inside unstoppable, living metal, skeletal bodies whose only purpose is to kill every living thing in the universe? sounds good
They are going to win, eventually.I love 40k backstory.
This picture serves as an analogy. The space marines represent non-tyranids. The carnifex represents Tyranids.
As you may have noticed, you're all absolutely fucked, and less awesome. His head is the size of one of those marines. Do you know how big a space marine is? After they send wave after wave of horse-sized unholy death-leaping gaunts at you, the tyranid army will eventually resort to sending these Carnifexes at you in waves. Waves. Take this picture, this beast that towers over space marines, and picture thousands of them. Some of them with what equates to a rapid fire howitzer built into their arms. Thay also have four arms.
And this is just the shock troop.
You don't want to think about our super-weapons. Some of them melt your mind. Literally.
Necrons. Simply because there proper force has not even awoken yet, i remember reading somewhere that the current force is just a harvesting force, not like the warriors who fought against the enslavers etc.
Also, they have the void dragon, who will in all likelyhood bring the imperium to its knees by taking control over all its technology, and, because the golden throne is basically a life support system, disabling that would probably kill the emperor off, taking out the imperium, but giving tonnes of cannon fodder to the necrons, enabling them to dispatch the other races apart from the tyranids, because the tyranids would realize that there was no more biomass to be taken in and leave the galaxy, so the entire galaxy would be left alone and the necrons would fall back into a slumber in their now tomb galaxy.
Also, they have the void dragon, who will in all likelyhood bring the imperium to its knees by taking control over all its technology, and, because the golden throne is basically a life support system, disabling that would probably kill the emperor off, taking out the imperium, but giving tonnes of cannon fodder to the necrons, enabling them to dispatch the other races apart from the tyranids, because the tyranids would realize that there was no more biomass to be taken in and leave the galaxy, so the entire galaxy would be left alone and the necrons would fall back into a slumber in their now tomb galaxy.
I like the Necrons because they are, in my opinion, somewhat Lovecraftian. I mean, c'mon...soulless servants of ancient star gods? I think C'tan could be taken from Cthulhu, but I may be just grasping at straws here.
I also like the Imperial Guard. For some reason, I like the idea of very rank and file troops and armor columns. They seem the most realistic, and they're the race I relate easiest to. Never played them on the tabletop, though.
EDIT: Necrons also rock because of the We'll Be Back roll, and their gauss weapons, even though the new edition nerfed them.
I also like the Imperial Guard. For some reason, I like the idea of very rank and file troops and armor columns. They seem the most realistic, and they're the race I relate easiest to. Never played them on the tabletop, though.
EDIT: Necrons also rock because of the We'll Be Back roll, and their gauss weapons, even though the new edition nerfed them.
Exodite Eldar - They hunt dinosaurs. While riding other dinosaurs. Unfortunatly the chances of Games Workshop releasing an official list for them before the heat death of the universe are fairly slim.
Alternatively Kroot - I think they're fairly interesting compared to the other factions which are basically fantasy or sci fi cliches. Cannibals that focus their evolution by choosing what mercenary wars to fight in really fits the dark Warhammer background.
Alternatively Kroot - I think they're fairly interesting compared to the other factions which are basically fantasy or sci fi cliches. Cannibals that focus their evolution by choosing what mercenary wars to fight in really fits the dark Warhammer background.
Daemon Hunters.
For the Emperor!
(also, hasn't this thread already been done?)
For the Emperor!
(also, hasn't this thread already been done?)
... dude, have you seen the space ships that the Imperium uses? they are the size of CITIES. if tyranids over run a planet, they just BLOW THE WHOLE THING UP! sorry, but Tyranids are screwed... besides, Imperial Guard also have titans... lots of themUltrajoe said:
This picture serves as an analogy. The space marines represent non-tyranids. The carnifex represents Tyranids.
As you may have noticed, you're all absolutely fucked, and less awesome. His head is the size of one of those marines. Do you know how big a space marine is? After they send wave after wave of horse-sized unholy death-leaping gaunts at you, the tyranid army will eventually resort to sending these Carnifexes at you in waves. Waves. Take this picture, this beast that towers over space marines, and picture thousands of them. Some of them with what equates to a rapid fire howitzer built into their arms. Thay also have four arms.
And this is just the shock troop.
You don't want to think about our super-weapons. Some of them melt your mind. Literally.
Kroot, plain and simple, first of all they had the good sense to join the Tau and second because they are the only ones who seem to have the best logical state of mind in this whole conundrum. Fight for yourselves, you are your own master. Don't go around worshiping some precious 'emporer', screw the 'imperium' and to hell with 'waaaaaaaaagh' or even 'the greater good'. There is just yourself and maybe the people around you and when the world is dust you can rest comfortably knowing that you died not honouring some old wrinkly fart pissing his life away on a throne but rather fought to honour yourself.
Seriously man, the Kroot.... those guys GET IT. They understand and have a better outlook on the world than anyone else. Fight for your own honour, not someone elses. I also don't see them shouting 'purge this' they also have serious balls because they don't hide in super armour. They run around in what is practically a loincloth.... that's ballsy.
*salutes*
P.S sorry posted twice didn't realise it.
Seriously man, the Kroot.... those guys GET IT. They understand and have a better outlook on the world than anyone else. Fight for your own honour, not someone elses. I also don't see them shouting 'purge this' they also have serious balls because they don't hide in super armour. They run around in what is practically a loincloth.... that's ballsy.
*salutes*
P.S sorry posted twice didn't realise it.
I'm a Tau fan. Their technology and culture are pretty awesome, and their allies (i.e. the Kroot) kick ass. Plus they're the only major faction who believes that it's possible to solve problems in ways other than face-stomping everything that isn't them. The galaxy needs more people (aliens) who aren't douchebags all the time. And yet they're still willing to vaporize their enemies with a barrage of long-range plasma fire if negotiations don't work out. They seem to have a pretty good idea of how the galaxy works.
However, in terms of sheer overwhelming badassery, I don't think anyone can top the Space Marines.
However, in terms of sheer overwhelming badassery, I don't think anyone can top the Space Marines.
The Imperial Guard. Yes, the army is huge and unwieldy, but I just like the inherent humanity that is present here that one doesn't find elsewhere. Space Marines are utterly fearless super soldiers, so superior to the average man that they may as well be demigods. Orks literally exist for warfare, tryanids seem to fight without fear or remorse for no other purpose than creating more Tyranids and the Eldar's motivations, strategy and technology is simply utterly incomprehensible.
They may be an inflexible army, but the IG is the true might of the Imperium, and the massed fire of the untold legions of the IG represent a nearly irresistible force. Were the rules changed to allow greater ease of mobility, the IG would be unstoppable, but as it stands if you want mobility you lose your weight in firepower.
In fact, the motto of the IG ought to be "Outmaneuvered but never outgunned". Though I am partial to one of the random lines from Dawn of War: "Let's see them stop ALL of us".
They may be an inflexible army, but the IG is the true might of the Imperium, and the massed fire of the untold legions of the IG represent a nearly irresistible force. Were the rules changed to allow greater ease of mobility, the IG would be unstoppable, but as it stands if you want mobility you lose your weight in firepower.
In fact, the motto of the IG ought to be "Outmaneuvered but never outgunned". Though I am partial to one of the random lines from Dawn of War: "Let's see them stop ALL of us".
Well since my first army was a World Eaters Warband...Chaos is the obvious answer. I hail my Patron God Khorne! Blood for the Blood God! Skulls for the Skull Throne! YAAAAARRRGGGGHHH!
I also like the Loyalists too but I don't mention that much around my traitor brethren.
I also like the Loyalists too but I don't mention that much around my traitor brethren.
