My Favourite character in 40k

[@goodolgregg]

My favorite character is Asavan Tortellius, the fat priest from Helsreach. In the middle of this cataclysmic war between the imperium and the largest single horde of Orks to invade an imperial war, he's simply a priest who leaves the relative safety of an EMPEROR CLASS TITAN to gather survivors, administer any aid he can, and once he found himself in a bunker during the worst of the seige encouraged even the hard line and zealous Sisters of Battle to show compassion to the refugees. He doesnt fight, doesn't swear fiery vengeance on the Xenos, Heretics, or do anything you'd expect from a member of the normally villainous Ecclesiarchy. He just helps people. A prime example of the true heroes of any conflict being the ones who do their best to shield the innocent from it.

[@richardtaillon1616]

My dude! I'd buy you a drink, you classy mf'er. That was my favorite part of Helsreach

[@Balrog4242]

Sly Marbo was given lethal primaris geneseed duiring the alpha primaris test project but his DNA kicked the butt of Big E's DNA and the implants just fell off his body.

[@elmine7707]

Sly Marbo is a Sensi. Not only did his DNA kick the shit outta the Implants, they were entirely unnecessary

[@CornBredSnakes]

Based.

[@stellerinc.1085]

What book?

[@Geebees93]

I don't know anything about him, but his name makes me think that guy is just Rambo.

[@stellerinc.1085]

@@Geebees93 he is that

[@MinkxiTes]

Ciaphas Cain. He feels relatable in a way. Just someone that is actually afraid and tries to survive and keep up a character that everyone sees in him. His books are written in a fun way. He is an accidental hero.

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

Reading the Omnibus rn and I love him.

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

You might like Horatio Hornblower then

[@dr.stronk9857]

Funniest part is that he really does deserve a lot of the praise he gets, but just because he feels fear he believes himself a coward. Definitely a great character

[@tctc4413]

i would say that Ciaphas Cain 100% is a Scion of the Emperor just given some of his feats. though you do have to take into account the fact that he's writing these journals to his long distance girl friend

[@ThomTheBear]

@@dr.stronk9857 true, he is actually quite competent, very competent in fact even so he doesn't truly belives it himself

[@hd9y1jdjad]

I love Kharn because I am a baboon. Chain axe go brrrr (his pre-heresy arc is quite good and I dig his post-heresy depections)

[@Pokepokeboom]

He is my favorite character! He has so much depth to him and I like to think of him as the Doom Marine haha

[@hd9y1jdjad]

@@Pokepokeboom There's something to be said about the writer's ability to make Kharn give across that vibe. How do you make a space marine seem daunting in stories where he's up against other space marines - super soldiers created to not get all spooked when they see a chain axe. He's also like, super sad! Very much a case of learning the wrong lessons from your dad archetype.

[@Sh1tbagActual]

GET. UP.

[@Pokepokeboom]

@@hd9y1jdjad well said!

[@peculiar]

"because I am a baboon" legitimately made me cackle. Thank you, sir!

[@davidmoslow4177]

Xarl from the NL omnibus. He was a sour bastard who always acted like he didn't care, but in the end laid his life down to save his brothers.

[@WhenGoatsWentBaa]

Spoilers for NL Omnibus: In addition to that, Talos' reaction to his death was one of the hardest hitting moments in the whole book when he comes to realise that Xarl was an integral part of keeping the warband together and keeping Talos as the leader. He knows full well that nobody would challenge him until then because Xarl was borderline unbeatable but also genuinely loyal to Talos despite the amount they talk shit about each other. Not to mention that they'd known each other for so long that it ends up being one of the most genuine moments we see when Talos grieves over his death. Also his fight against the champion was just so cool!

[@williambowes-xt2sm]

wasnt it xarl who when they were fighting blood angels the battle captian says something to the effect of "i knew this man his name was caleb, he lived as he died fighing the emperors foes" to which xarl replied "this is first claw, they lived as they died, running away!" he had a sense of humor right?

[@WhenGoatsWentBaa]

@@williambowes-xt2sm I think so, aye :D

[@milanthemadman]

It's been a while since i've read the book, but as far as i can remember in the battle against the terminator he just started headbutting his opponent out of desperation. Even the terminator was surprised and Xarl cracked his skull after headbutting him so much. Still won, even at the cost of his life. Gigachad.

[@totalCoolerUsername]

​@@milanthemadmanI love that scene but that he fought a terminator is a often claimed false statement; the chapter champions armour is never stated explicitly only his weapons (TH+SS); most chapter champions wear articier armour which would be a feat enough imo :)

[@NemFX]

Gabriel Seth. Sometimes written a little inconsistently, but this is a guy who knows he's holding the losing hand. He KNOWS he's boned. He knows that unless his army can walk a very fine line, they'll lose to their bloodlust, and be remembered as failures, known only slightly better than the traitorous World Eaters. He's seen it happen to the Knights of Blood (IN A VERY UNSUBTLE BOOK THAT MADE A CHAPTER ONLY TO KILL THEM OFF LIKE TWO PAGES LATER) and doesn't want that for himself. So, they use the Flesh Tearers to their best effect. Hit and run tactics, guerilla combat, fighting where there are the fewest civilians possible, etc. The Flesh Tearers have been given a few lucky breaks, but even then, they are bilging water out of a sinking ship. If anything happens to Seth, there's a solid chance the Flesh Tearers will probably fall apart.

[@barlotardy]

Not to mention, he's often sort of the voice of the audience. (See: Primaris marines.)

[@WarriorKidd06]

He had a really good story line in Devastation of Baal

[@jamesbassett2388]

Actually fun fact the knights of blood have existed for a while! They were a playable chapter in the Deathwatch TTRPG which included the lore used for them in DOB

[@RunningBear2525]

Trazyn the Infinite. I love him because he's a bit of a troll who doesn't really let much stop him from filling up his museum. He's the reason I even got into Necrons in the first place.

[@WhenGoatsWentBaa]

Same here :D Stories about him always feel like the writers get that 40k is as much a comedy as it is grimdark. You can have a genuinely wrenching moment where he apologises to Orikan for dragging him to the biofurnace, then the next moment having him stealing an entire heavy gun emplacement and grinning like a child

[@MarshmallowRadiation]

Love that man. I also love how because of his interest in history and culture, he tends to think more than most in the setting about other species. That, combined with the fact that he actually sees the Necrons as a fallen people who abandoned what made them special, kinda led him to adopt humanity as honorary Necrontyr. He saw these squishy, short-lived, short-sighted, disease-ridden, oppressively hierarchical hairless monkey men who nonetheless yearn and strive for a better future anyway and went "You're telling me I should think of them as lesser? These guys are more Necrontyr than Necrons are. They're my spirit animal. I love them. They're my new kinsmen now."

[@Toxic8arbarian]

Trayzn embodies the fact that the necrons aren’t souless. He’s able to show empathy and real emotion other than pettiness and hate that you see in like 90% of other necron lords and overlords.

[@windyantelope8327]

Currently, my favorite is a character from the Titanicus book, Gearheart. He’s an ancient titan princeps who has all the usual badass quirks of making quips as he takes titans out left and right and having little eccentricities like asking his crew personal questions and just being charismatic. I like him a lot because when the book shifts to his perspective, you see him extremely afraid of losing himself to the titan, and essentially dying of dementia. He’s constantly trying as hard as he can to connect with people around him, to stay human and have friends, but he’s always kept a little at bay interpersonally because he’s THE leader of the titan legion, and he’s a badass with the nickname “The Red Fury”. He even starts to mix up names of people who died long ago, and at one point you see him berate himself and call himself stupid because he was actually bonding with his moderati but then called him the wrong name and thus distanced himself. It’s so interesting because I feel like in media we’re not often given a look into the fears and flaws of “badasses” without just making them complete messes or a “never meet your heroes” type of disappointment that is just faking their strength. He is strong, courageous, and an unwavering and inspiring leader, and also very afraid and a normal man trying to retain his humanity through friendship.

[@mfreed40k]

I was tempted to mention Cally from the same book.. so MANY good characters.

[@Nightcall.]

The Lion. He’s the embodiment of tradition meeting the future and rapid change. He’s evolved to be far less rigid over time, and his relationship with the Watchers is fascinating.

[@TheRemembrancer]

Favourite Character. Now that's a toughie (if we don't count Jaghatai.) Honestly I think Garro is amazing, might be a boring answer but I luv me Knight of Grey =]

[@A_Wild_Dyzzy]

I’ve had friends and family that were disabled. My grandfather, who served in WWII, developed ALS later in life. He could barely speak and had to use a wheelchair, but every time I saw him he was as happy as could be. He always wanted to know how my schooling was going, he loved his entire family with all his heart. I’d put it this way. If you ever spoke with him, you’d almost think he never even took note of his disability. Like it didn’t exist to him. He was amazing, and I miss him dearly.

[@DemonicEngineer]

The Changeling. He's turning the Grim Darkness of the Far Future into Looney Toons. He literally put a whoopee cushion on the Skull Throne.

[@TNTmage7]

Seconding this. The Changeling is a rare case of a genre break not totally disrupting the flow of the world and instead enhancing it. The Changeling is the embodiment of the inherent silliness of the world of 40K, much in the way that Skulltaker (Taker of Skulls) is the demonic demonstration of the world’s insane, often comically so, level of violence and Horticulous Slimux makes of mockery of those who take this silly, silly world too damn seriously. I guess the Slaanesh equivalent would be The Masque (a demonette who dances for forever because Slaanesh got pissy one day), but she fits less than the other three. Honestly, I kind of just think that the daemons show what’s best about the setting of 40K. But that’s just me.

[@colinwhelan2099]

Thirding this. I generally go for the strong guys (Superman is one of my favorite comic book characters) and hate tricksters. But I think the setting turns that on its head for me. Being able to just goof the entire galaxy, one planet buster at a time, is potentially the greatest feat.

[@pedropierre9594]

Dante is my favorite, guys special, but the way he maneuvers social situations like few others in a world where its not that great is what makes him my favorite

[@queequegtheater6093]

Hlaine Larkin, the Tanith Sniper who went so crazy he hit a stack overflow error and came out sane. Also on the tabletop he's literally the most dangerous non-augmented human sniper in the Imperium. He's not quite a Vindicare, but probably could've been one if he had been picked up in his youth.

[@tau-5794]

To play devil's advocate I don't think there actually are any other non-augmented human sniper characters on tabletop so the bar isn't very high

[@JeffereyShoop-ru6zz]

Indeed

[@GRIMBB]

Man I love the Tanith first and only. Mad Larks definitely is top 3

[@ban1me540]

My favorite character is Vorx from The Lords of Silence. He's really relaxed and amiable (for a chaos marine), and still very intelligent. He knows that as a chaos lord his authority will always be challenged, but he takes a slow and methodical approach, dealing with the issues that face him and his warband with as little work as necessary. The way he dealt with the traitor in his crew towards the end of the book is one of the funniest and most satisfying comeuppances I've ever read.

[@WildWolfGod]

I love Vorx! Lords of Silence is one of my favorite 40k books up there with the Night Lords Trilogy.

[@bdablader95]

Vorx is the best, he's the literal backbone of Mortarian's Invasive in real space and his character depth is incredible. The interrogation scene with the guardsmen is one of the best single moments of his character.

[@laurableadorable-owo9170]

He's absolutely my favourite character in 40k. I loved hearing his perspective on things since we so rarely hear what actually goes through the mind of a chaos space marine. The hows and the whys behind betraying the empire. Such a nuanced character

[@benny.boy8889]

Great awnser

[@michasalamon8315]

Lords of Silence deserve a trilogy of their own. Hopefully without dying at the end. I wish to see Vorx in battle, commanding an entire army and beating whoever it is the Imperials send at him. Maybe an Ultramarine during the Plague Wars. I still prefer Firefist over Vorx, but Vorx has a special place among my favorite chaos space marines.

[@nicholasrobinson7243]

Garviel Loken, not only are all loyalists from traitor legions already badass and interesting characters, but he said no to Horus's face when he tried to corrupt him into betraying the emperor, and drops a hardass line as he does

[@Prattical]

I love Sigismund. I think he's a perfect embodiment of what 40k is and where it was heading during the Heresy. I also feel he was like a zen martial artist when it came to weaponizing hatred. He hated things so hard he pitied them and came to this state of like hate nothingness. I just think that's pretty metal

[@josephpollard5918]

My favorite character so far Talos from night lord's trillogy. I like how even though he is a night lord that there are many moments of having a qualities of a good person. I love to see the humanity and kindness that can still come out characters who denied that they ever had it.

[@stoops187]

Same

[@Demi_The_Infinite]

I love the moment when he says to Octavia that he wanted to be a hero and how he ended up being.

[@NotAHologram]

Drinking game : listen to the audiobooks and take a shot each time you hear "TAAAAALOOOOOOS" or "PROOOOOOPHET"

[@GenuinelyHorriblePerson]

Great choice. He's a close second to sevatar for me.

[@Babayaga962]

Shark Daddy Tyberos the Red Wake. I think he is an example of how 40k lore is a perfect balance of being really cool and absolutely bonkers. The idea of a being that large moving so quietly is awesome to me. Some of my favorite sections in any 40 media are the ones where guys like Corvus are so unbelievably massive, but are so good at hiding. To be honest, with the technology available in the 40k setting, it’s not as impossible as it might seem. Konrad Kurze literally being in the walls of the invincible reason is both hilarious and absolutely terrifying. I love fantasizing about Corax never letting Lorgar sleep in the warp. My favorite thing about Tyberos is that he speaks so quietly. It’s not what you’d expect from somebody his size, but once you think about it, not only does it make sense for him to talk like that, it also makes him even more scary than he already was.

[@encinoman903]

I love the Carcharodons.

[@Sharksvsnids]

I was going to say I dunno if he's my favorite but I can relate to bail shar, I've got a job to do, I hope I'm good enough for it, and my knee hurts. Lol

[@peculiar]

Sharkbros unite!

[@OljeiKhan]

YOU DO NOT SEE TYBEROS . Works %100 of the times that it works. If not, Hunger and Slake.

[@nicholaswatson2725]

Argal Tal, I like the idea of him being the first possessed but also the first to create a symbiosis with his demon

[@Tokumastu1]

My favorite has to be Corvus Corax. The dood has a good moral compass, actually cares for humanity and proved to be so uncorruptable that when in the warp he basically ascended to a greater warp creature and continues to be Logar's nightmare. Also I love characters in 40k that actually have common sense and choose practical combat strategies. This is one of the reasons Jaghatai is another one of my favorites.

[@gatall91]

My favorite character has gotta be Forrix of the Iron Warriors. I love his story as the 1st captain of the legion who doesn't agree with the direction that the legion is going but is too loyal to step away. Pretty soon he is so far along that he is like "fuck it I'm all in". He's such a relatable character and I've gotta say i side with him. Gotta say Conner, an idea for a video series, if you flipped the legions(like from loyal to heretic and vice versa), what would you think they'd be like. Almost like a Dornian Heresy vibe.

[@Monika-Legion]

Angron My favourite character often changes on a whim but recently Angron has been a great character to learn about especially in the horus heresy series and betrayal of calth stuff, there was this one line in the Live From The Black Library videos that struck me, that “Iron warriors have a directed rage unlike that of a world eater” and it stuck with me, because often I have felt that directionless anger that Angron may feel in current 40k (although far less since my brain isn’t riddled with butcher’s nails) and i think that Angron’s anger towards everything yet nothing can be relatable, as things just pile up in your life, and you don’t know what to direct your anger at due to just things happening over and over again, yet I as a person do not have anything like the butcher’s nails in my life so despite me being angry at times i can still help others unlike what angron could have been, maybe Angron is a tragedy i can learn from rather than try to aspire to be like him. At least try to be what he could have been without the butcher’s nails. I suppose Angron is my favourite due to his deep personal meaning to me, and what he may represent

[@altervaas]

Nice. My favorite character still flies the Conqueror to this day. Angron is a top contender for mine as well, alongside Corvus Corax, for favorite primarch though.

[@TheCreepyLantern]

it might be Jago Sevatar, everything i love about my beloved Night Lords, but distilled, cultured, in a way that he represents the potential height of his legion more then HIS OWN PRIMARCH ever did. also he once broke out of prison purely to break a child abusers neck. an abuser that was the head astropath on a Dark Angels flagship. the prince of crows briefly acted like an actual damn hero while one of the most noble and respected loyal legions did nothing. fuck yeah

[@GenuinelyHorriblePerson]

I was hoping to see another Sevatar fan.

[@possumlovr42069]

Hell yeah I was looking for this comment. Welcome to the Good Taste Club gentlemen.

[@TheCreepyLantern]

@@possumlovr42069 @genuinelyHorriblePerson ave dominus nox my friends! :D

[@mcinnisboy]

Ave Dominus Nox! I went looking and found my people. Coins the phrase, "Death to the False Emperor." Stands up to and calls out his utterly lethal and unstable Primarch. Beats Sigismund one-on-one (the Fists know this is true). But the peak for me is the Sevatar from 'The Long Night,' a child's avenger. For all his exploits and bravado I have to believe he survived the heresy (Malcador always had an eye for talent).

[@donny484]

Gregor Eisenhorn - The fact that the Inquisition labels him a traitor and he still continues doing what he's doing to save the Imperium makes him an absolute GigaChad. He doesn't do it for power or fame like most Inquisitors, he does it because he genuinely cares. Instead of going into hiding from the Imperium, he runs head on at the Cognitae and the King in Yellow.

[@rafaeljesusbenedicto3747]

Luis Dante, Chapter Master of the Blood Angels. No one embodies the grim darkness of 40k and its noblest aspects than him and his unbreakable resolve for duty while simultaneously carrying the heavy depression of living in such brutal times

[@cnelson1025]

Lucorphys. He was first on the wall during siege of terra. He threatens a daemon prince of nurgle that he's going to "feast on his eyes," then locks himself in a room with him and does it. He protects deltrian and the ship. He's loyal even when he pretends not to be. He's an interesting character and an interesting psyche to look into

[@NotAHologram]

Same for me, I'm definitely gonna paint my raptors as bleeding eyes. I desperately want to have Luc on the tabletop, even if its unofficial.

[@pestilentanger]

i feel bad for lucoryphus having to see his brothers all shot down by the eldar

[@Shinsay]

Lukas the Trickster. Probably my favorite character overall and one of my favorite 40k novels to this day.

[@bluesuzaku3229]

Sanguinius, he shines like a Radiant Star against the grimdark backdrop of 40k. He embodies both the nobility and the brutality of the setting and always chooses to do however much good he can regardless of circumstances or obstacles.

[@kooz8279]

Barabas Dantioch is my favorite. He stayed dedicated to the right cause, and he kicked ass in the horus Heresy. Also, I appreciate the complete package of his story. His death was very tragic and heart pulling, and his relationship to his Imperial fist bro showed how well the two legions could have worked. Also, it is so very comical how his sacrifice overloading the teleporter called in the tyranids 10,000 years later. Very cool

[@Or_Am_I_Alpharius]

Shiban Khan a White Scars character mostly in the Siege of Terra series. After surviving the crash of the Eternity Wall Spaceport he eventually comes across an officer from the Imperial Army that was trying to save an infant. Shiban vows to help him and this baby to make it to the Imperial Palace (the Inner Wall). Well, from where they were to where they were going was fucking far, the officer didn't have a weapon and was only holding the child, and Shiban had a metal pole. They come across Traitor Marines, Demons and other traitor forces, the officer dies so Shiban carries his body with the infant still being held in the mortal's arms. At some point Khan is pretty sure the baby had died from dehydration or malnourishment but will not let either of them down because it is his fate/story. Eventually he makes it to the Inner Palace where he reunites with his Legion and somehow the baby is still alive, which he is passed off to someone that can care for him. He is one of my favorite characters because it is one the most humble and human decisions I've seen in an Astartes there is more to it like his inner struggle with his current situation and other smaller but no less important details. It is VERY reminiscent of what Pedro Kantor does for a mother and her children in the book Rynn's World.

[@bencolburn8234]

My favorite character in all of 40k is trooper Andre. He is the perfect embodiment of the grim dark of 40k. His sense of humor is used to raise everyone's spirits, including the reader, but in the end even he is not above the tragedy of the setting. He is a memorable character in terms of personality and his attitude.

[@MaverickAndreTheB_tch]

from what story?

[@pupska23]

Rogal Dorn because well... honestly he reminds me of my father. A work ethic like no other, stern, to the point, and yet understanding.

[@Drakkenn]

It's taken a lot of thought, but I'm pretty comfortable saying Saul Tarvitz. I think I find most of the loyalist marines from heretical legions compelling (Dantioch, Garvy, Garro, etc.), but the thing about Saul that always struck me as special is how solid he was. He knew exactly who he was, what he wanted (or better yet *didn't* want), and what he needed to do about it. To keep those things clear in one's mind and be able to act on them when everyone around you (both those you respect and those you despise) are charting their way down a path that runs contrary, is a remarkable trait. He exemplified one of the aspects of the space marines that I love so much in 40k: brotherhood. Saul didn't give a single shit what legion a battle brother came from. Honorable action was the ultimate metric by which he judged anyone. Coming from the Emperor's Children, arguably the most pretentious and aloof legion of the 18, that makes him a bit of a black sheep. And who doesn't love a black sheep?

[@barlotardy]

Endryd Haar; An unkillable rage fueled slaughter machine created when Malcador shrugged and said "What if we threw some XII legion geneseed into a half finished thunder warrior?" (Probably.) He was an absolutely unstoppable wrecking ball of a warrior that was done dirty by the throwaway ending he got.

[@jal1656]

Barthusa Narak. The idea of a traitor seeking redemption speaks to me. I to have screwed up in my life and seek to do what I can to make up for past mistakes despite knowing you never truly can.

[@MrPapamaci88]

Perturabo. He embodies what most of human society sorely lacks: competency. Can't wait his proper return!

[@ThomTheBear]

I agree, I see him as a deeply tragic character, perhaps even more so than most primarchs. An idealist soul crushed by war, a wasted potential, and his treason the product of his loneliness, for only bitterness has been taught to him through his interactions with what was supposed to be his family. Only his sister truly loved him, but it wasn't enough to save him, and now the gifts of unlimited technological marvel and progress he could have offered to humanity are forever lost

[@MrPapamaci88]

@@ThomTheBear No one ever values the competent, they are used, abused and at the end tossed aside. Also, yes, you need to teach love to your kids through love, if you punish them continuously, the only thing they learn is hate and violence, if you ignore them, they will learn spite and indifference.

[@rellek4053]

And despite his competence he failed where others succeeded. He needed help but he refused to ask for it. He didn’t know how. Then he destroyed his only lifeline in a fit. Incompetence, nearly.

[@ThomTheBear]

@@rellek4053 "professionaly" competent, "emotionally" deeply incompetent

[@rellek4053]

@@ThomTheBear with the slight exception that throwing endless bodies at your problems and decimating your own troops for no reason aren’t tactically sound.

[@CalvertErwin]

The Anchorite is my favorite. honestly i just like many of the loyalist space marines from traitor legions since that kind of unwavering loyalty is a character trait i like to see, stuff kinda of like iron warriors who fought perturabo since they were never in on the plan of betraying the emperor, or characters like Rylanor so loyal in the face of death that they convince others to join him in the final moments.

[@grantbourgeois2436]

Aeonid Thiel. He is the best example of a warrior who thinks on his feet and decided its better to get the job done in a way thats unconventional than to suffer defeatt due to lack of creativity.

[@williambowes-xt2sm]

wasnt he in big trouble for esentially writing an entire thesis on how to kill marines? so much so that even guiliman was going to get involved, then when the word bearers attacked he said "fuck it im in as much trouble as i can get in, better break out the primarchs weapons and go kick ass?" :D

[@grantbourgeois2436]

@@williambowes-xt2sm yep then he scratched notes on how to un alive warp spawn on his armor as he rallied the crew, raided Roboutes personal armory, and saved his first captains life wi

[@vampurhntrd]

He completely changed the meaning of red helmets from a sign of shame to a sign of leadership.

[@funnyman4311]

Maximmion Voss. I feel represented by him. He is the ultimate embodiment of short pride, without a single ounce of disdain for his height. He makes the most of who he is, literally out bulking his armor several times over. He is the ultimate short king. Master of all aspects in war. Short kings unite.

[@CallOfDutyHideNSeek]

Not an individual character but Transacta-7Y1 and Sylas Envaric's arc in Echoes of Eternity damn near makes me cry every time.

[@Pax-AU]

The Anchorite, a Loyalist Word Bearer Dreadnought who rejected Lorgar's teaching and Started to worship the Big E while the Heresy was happening. It is unknown what happened to him at the current setting.

[@BlackTemplar6th]

He was apparently somewhere in the 500 worlds. We meet him again. He took up a vow of pacifism for 10,000 years. Only breaking it when awoken and coming face to face..... with his former brothers of the word bearers. Who tried to kill him. He beat them to death while singing praises to the emperor the entire time.

[@Kwisatz-Chaderach]

Hes up on a mountain, he will only come down to talk to Zarathustra for a bit.

[@joshuamartinez7497]

As I continue to watch and enjoy your videos, I can’t help but notice that you indirectly praise the work of ADB, and I can’t help but agree. That’s why one of my favorite characters is Andrej Valatok. With every dark and grim things this simple Steel Legion Storm Trooper has experienced and seen, he still manages to keep his sense of humor and glee. It’s one of the few happier pieces of the lore there is that is surrounded by all the grim dark. One of the true glimpse of hope for basic humanity it the setting.

[@blindowl6983]

Erebus because I would show the world where he is, so we can all plan a "nice" visit

[@mazy324]

The Swarmlord. He's pretty much the only character in my faction, and he's the epitome of the indomitable human spirit because he still fights back no matter how often he gets bodied by a named space marine.

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

Uriel Ventris is my favorite. He is a post-human in every sense, detached from the species he came from in everything but appearance. Yet despite all the trauma and all the horrible shit he needs to fight every day, yet he never loses touch with what makes him human. He is a hero in every sense of the word.

[@stingblademaster]

My favorite is hands down Dante. He’s having to play that fine balance between savagery and nobility for so long as well as growing responsibilities that it’s genuinely starting to weigh on him like no other Space Marine. His back story with his dad, childhood friend who also became a marine and so on adds a great deal of humanity too him as well. Hoping he gets a fourth book at some point

[@KantFromEC]

Iacton Qruze of the lunar wolves. Just a silly old fella who loves telling stories that go on too long and no one listens. But was described as the heart and soul of his legion, the last Lunar Wolf.

[@toobig7150]

Garviel Loken, dude was depressed, tired, and mentally gave up, but understood that happiness isn't a threshold that you cross and bam, you are happy, he just kept chugging along, and on the literal worst day of his life he realized that happiness is whatever he wanted it to be. He then gave a quote good run for his money to chaos itself and died a hero, maybe not happy, but fulfilled. He's also an actual good person with actual good and grounded moral compass, in words of torgadden "whoever made you grew up this way better be proud, they owe you that"

[@jovannyalvarado5498]

Rylanor is not just my favorite 40k charather ,but my favorite frictional charather as a whole.The universe was against this man ,but through sheer will and Vengeance he managed to overcome the odds and win.Nothing I can think of is more inspiring than that.

[@Alphariuslevrai]

Imagine bro tease us the most loved character and he proceeds to talk about john gramaticus😂😂 Or erebus💀💀💀💀

[@CalvertErwin]

lol

[@pandavikingguy6193]

Who is John Grammaticus?

[@blizzardgaming7070]

I'd prefer Erebus.

[@DirtyDanRichards]

I actually really love Erebus. Sometimes you just love a good Bastard. Unapologetic, backstabbing, everything is his fault and he is PROUD of that fact.

[@claeswelinder5580]

The same thought hit me also 🤣🤣

[@actualpolarbear5]

kharn. a, for what he did to erebus, listening to that after him essentially causing the horus heresy and getting my favorite primarchs (the lion and vulcan) sent MIA was incredibly cathartic, and b, because although he has the butcher's nails and is pledged to Khorne, he doesn't allow that to control him outside of essentially being a machine of destruction, he has a kill counter in his helmet to center himself when the nails become too much and he's just pretty neat.

[@tomhatton2512]

Nykona Sharrowkyn. He doesn't get the accolades he clearly deserves. From dominating Lucius in 121 melee combat to coming as close to a perfect primarch kill when he snipped Fulgrim. He works well with other chapters and is exceptionally humble, he took no pride in beating Lucius he just put him down. The perfect space marine.

[@jemman2906]

Perturabo. He and I went through a similar ‘never getting acknowledgement and being forced to adult while under 18’ period in our young lives, and feeling so bitter and depressed I lashed out at anything near me. Glad I got through that, and why I think Perturabo can still have a happy ending.

[@ConquistadoraDeLaEstrella]

Korlandril: A former aeldari artist who due to a bad break up becomes a Striking Scorpion. He has so much anger and rage however that after only two combat deployments with his Exarch's shrine, becomes himself an exarch and unable to remove his 'war-mask'. With him then becoming a dormant exarch, he also inputs his voice during a war council meeting over whether visions of an upcoming space marine attack are prophetic or simply the farseers glimpsing something which might be there but isn't actually. He ends his main PoV book (Path of the Warrior) when he ends up fighting alongside Kharandras, Phoenix Lord of the Striking Scorpions, and Kharandras takes a hit meant for Korlandril (who by this point had become the Exarch Morlaniath). Kharandras dies and Korlandril/Morlaniath without hesitation immediately takes Kharandras' armour, becoming the next Kharandras. There's a really beautiful moment where in a small moment before Korlandril and separately Morlaniath are completely absorbed by Kharandras' soul where Korlandril finally understands the life of eternal torment that an Aspect Exarch actually lives through, and how each Exarch deep down longs to either becoming their Aspect's Phoenix Lord, or being the Young King that awakens the Avatar for war, as those two methods are the only way that an Exarch's soul can finally know peace from the constant thrum of Khaine's presence in their mind.

[@T3hSandman]

Fabius Bile. Probably the closest character in the setting to what the Emperor thought himself to be like. Always something interesting going on with him.

[@harrybarden6053]

My favourite charachter is Makari, particularly when he stands up to Ghazkull and refuses to be his herald if he keeps wallowing in self pity. To see this little grot stand up for what he believes in and in a way stand up for who he knows ghazkull can be, even when, going against the greatest ork in the galaxy is so funny and so inspiring at the same time. The fact that Gork and Mork give the little guy their support as well is just the perfect icing on the cake.

[@patrickiamonfire965]

My favourite character is that random guardsman who have done so many heroic things but sadly he was always beside space marines. Oh yeah there’s also Ciaphas Cain. Edit: here are my reasons. Your average isn’t going to be remembered. They make sacrifices and people would just dying for the worthy not that they made sacrifices. They will never be seen as humans by lot of people who are in position of power. They put into numerous inhumane situations yet they’re still human after that. They lift their lasguns because not only for their life but they do genuinely believe in their purpose. There are so many different types of regiments with their own personalities yet rarely they are seen as heroes. The imperium is built by fallen heroes who do their despite their limitations and equipment they still fight their hardest. They’re bodies is what truly protects the imperium. Your average who have seen guardsmen sacrificing themselves are humbled or felt the honour after seeing their sacrifices. It gives the space marines a reason why they must protect humanity. The average Guardsmen represent humanity being kicked down numerous times yet they keep standing up and keep fighting. It is the Imperial Guard who represents humanity’s finest not space marines or the Custodians. Ciaphas Cain despite his position is more human and repeatably tried to find humane ways to solve problems to save the average man. Despite his cons he has done numerous good things though himself never admits that and isn’t aware of it.

[@crockles8754]

My Favourite character has to Gendor Skraivok, no other character in the whole of 40k represents the ideals of Star Scream quite like him. He constantly attempts to gather forces to usurp Konrad during the Heresy, and once Curze and Sevatar disappear from the legion, he cheats, lies, kills and corrupts himself until he is the brief leader of the 8th legion, his obsession with power leads him to fully embrace the powers of chaos, which for a nightlord I'd very rare, especially this early on in the Heresy. The only way he got this successful was through the use and submission to a daemonic sword of Slaanesh, which grants him extreme skill in swordsmanship (possibly on par with pre-corruption lucius) at the cost of nothing, nothing that is until the power of the sword abandons him upon the walls of Terra, just as he faces Raldoron (the Bumblebee of the Blood angels). As Skraivok lays dying, a crippled mess in the Muck of the Seige, he gets violently embraced by the Daemon, now in physical form, leading to a satisfying conclusion to this decepticon bastard of a Night Lord. Ps Some good books he show up in are the short stories about him and Pharos (literally the best 30k book I've read)

[@Medicus1988]

As someone who is not so versed yet in 40k Lore (only played some videogames, watched some shows on WH+, read the first few Horus Heresy Novels, some short stories and the first Eisenhorn book) two characters come to mind: Tarik Torgaddon a very likeable character which I mostly loved because he is one of the few Space Marines who doesnt walk around with a giant stick up his ass and has a silly sense of humor. Loved his bromances with Loken and Tarvitz and realy loved the way he put Eidolon in his place on the planet Murder. The other one is quite different… Honsou the Warsmith. I only read the short story „The Skull Harvest“ featuring him, but checked most of the boxes of a good villian for me. Resourceful, ambitious and calculating… I think I‘ll read the books about Uriel Ventris to get more insights about him. And yes, I have seen the video about the Daemonculaba.

[@japhettheprophet4619]

Pedro Kantor, Lord Hellblade, Chapter Master of the Crimson Fists, and savior of Rynns world, along with Alessio Cortez. Phenomenally written character that for all I know features in 1 book, that being rynns world itself which takes place before 8th edition. He’s caring, he’s cool, and he’s a great leader

[@user-ql2fh2mq1d]

Ahzek Ahriman. I love how his own arc ties into the arc of Magnus and the Thousand Sons as a whole, hubris and betrayal. Magnus thought he knew better than the Emperor, so he breaks the psychic wall to warn the Emperor of Horus' Heresy, inadvertantly destroying the secret project. Ahriman thought he knew better than Magnus, so he casts the Rubric of Ahriman to stop the flesh change, inadvertantly destroying the Thousand Sons, most of them anyway. I think I'm just a sucker for great tragedies in stories.

[@thearmchairjacobite2765]

Asmodai, 1000 . The dark angels are my favorite chapter by far. However, they are in decline. Not in strength or in their standing in the imperium at large, but of the core essentials that made up who they were during the Legion days. The modern day, dark angels are a paranoid shadow of themselves, and I love every second of it. as I especially demonstrates this. If they had put even a small percentage of the effort they do into hiding and pursuing the fallen, they would be one of the greatest forces for good out there. In no small part due to the interconnected nature of the chapters because we all know, the legion never truly died. But this moral failure and decline into a far more zealous and Bastille nature is perfectly shown in Asmodai

[@philiphockenbury6563]

My favorite character is Vulkan. Because he has humanity, humility, and empathy. He is a good person. He shot an Eldar Child but he mourned their death. He honestly could be dropped into a kinder setting and probably thrive because he’s able to live as a good person. He is also utterly badass and could kick the shit out of almost anyone he comes across but the fact that he always leads with kindness and compassion towards others is so great. He’s not kind because he’s strong, he’s strong because he’s kind. He’s also just super cool and can make cool shit. Makes my engineering brain go brrrrrrrrrr.

[@jestinjeffries9430]

Gaunt has always been one of my favorite characters, he is such a driven man who is haunted by his failures in his past. But he is still fighting for his troops and for the Emperor. He leads by example he is the perfect example of a military officer who you would willing follow into hell. Being a Veteran who has seen all shapes and sizes of Officers and bounced quite a few around in the back of a 5 Ton, I really appreciate the depiction of an officer who is not one dimensional and is not a stuck up asshat. When reading Gaunt's Ghosts you can tell that he really cares about every single trooper under his command and that every death affects him, but for the good of the universe he pushes on and keeps going because he hasn't been given permission to die yet. If you haven't read the entire series I highly recommend it trust me on this on.

[@firefang600]

I love the part where's he confronting kurth another medicae for performing tattoos in the medical wing and questioning why merrin is getting a tattoo with costin on it and we as the reader know he had him killed by loxsatal in salvations reach for almost exposing his scummy operation and gaunts basically saying he doesn't have enough flesh for the death tally an excuse for sure but he respects his fallen in his own way.

[@highlandsprings5752]

Angron, because he is like a perfect reflection of myself in an extremely beautiful and scary way, a huge warning of what I can become if I lose myself to the pain of life and what will happen if I lose my humanity.

[@sunniedunbar6889]

Tangata Manu, Chaplain of the Carcharodons (from the book Silent Hunters). Marked for death by his chapter master, given one last chance to save his honor, if not his life, for failing to reacquire a relic he lost a thousand years past. The tragedy of his failures underscores how capable he is. He is every bit of what he must be, but as you get to know him, as you he grows as a person, you see he could have accomplished so much more, if not for a lifetime chasing his past.

[@topcat59]

I guess my favorite would be Fabius Bile, since I really love the idea that he is the only chaos marine that still believes in the imperial truth and tries his absolute hardest to uplift humanity in anyway he can.🐱

[@rexxo4957]

My favourite character in 40k is Anurada Dahaz from spears of the emperor. I love how's she's written with complex feeling towards the mentor legion and almost feels more at home with the Spears then under the service of Amadeus

[@drunknnirish]

I love when she started using the Spears battle cry and they loved her for it.

[@lastdracon]

I'm not too huge on lore but atm name that come to mind: Logan Grimnar - giving the finger and bringing war to the inquisition/Grey knights during months of shame. Bjorn - the concept of him. Waking up telling the new people stories. I unknowingly based my homebrew chapter dreadnought on him and the contemptor that gave the finger to fulgrim. A saved dreadnought that sleeps in a garden and children leave him little trinkets and drawings and occasionally nap near him seeing him as a grandfatherish person. When he wakes and sees him yeah he irritated but over time has grown accustomed to it.

[@bazant12WE]

Shabran darr of the World Eaters. He was a charakter in the opening stajesz of the Heresy, as he was one of the loyal sons of the emperor from the 12th legion stock. As many individuals of the massacure of he enbodies defiaence. Duo to the nail he nearly went insane, but managed not to, keep it and used as fuel during fights. He become a beacon of cold, justified and righthous rage againts the betrayers, the traitors. He shows with other World Eaters they nature of defiance, unyielding rage and an aspect of a warrior that Big -E wanted. I also enjoy the fact he was a "head hunter" of preators, centurions and leaders and used a damaged chainaxe to kill them, decapitation them and Mount the heads on spikes to show his bloody tally and price for treason. He died on the planet, surrounded with his traitors brothers and cousins but made the traitors bleed as he strike down as many of them in his last moments. He is also enjoyable to play in the HH legions mobile game and Horus Heresy 2.0 system. I always run him and target other leaders. He was a true son of the 12th, a gladiator in an endless war whom fought with ire against a worthy opponent. "Meet my chainaxe." - Shabran Darr, office of the 11th Assult company, White - Eyes. I could make it a collage level assay, but i didnt wanted to waste your time man, great work and have a plentiful year man.

[@jakeprater6681]

I think my favorite character is Kharn. To me he has 2 different eras, the one where he is a valiant berzerker for his legion who loves a good fight, and is very loyal to his friends. He is honest and isn't afraid of telling someone they are wrong. I really enjoy his relationship with Sigismund too. He also has the post Heresy era, which I simply enjoy because he is a mindless killer who is just fun.

[@settratheimperishable7800]

It’s hard for me to choose a favorite character overall but, if I absolutely had to pick one I would go with Jaghatai Khan. Sure, there isn’t anywhere near as much lore on him as there is on people like The Lion or Marius Calgar, however, the little lore he does have is extremely high quality. His switch with Fulgrim made almost everyone around him mistrust him as they believed he was disloyal to the Emperor despite this, he fought for the betterment of mankind and even grew a strong bond with some of his brothers. His relationship with Sanguinius was always a joy to hear about as well as his bitter rivalry, or more closely Fulgrim’s obsession, with Fulgrim gave us some of the most memorable, and memeable, quotes. Above all, Jaghatai was the most levelheaded primarch during the Horus Heresy without a doubt; when he was sent numerous conflicting reports on the heresy Jaghatai decided to take time to investigate the situation and make an informed decision unlike some of his brothers and even used logical reasoning for his choice. Jaghatai saw the Emperor for what he truly was, a hypocritical tyrant who viewed his own sons as tools in his great work and understood that he was by no means perfect, however, when the alternative is to sacrifice your freedom to the chaos gods and serve their every whim until the destruction of mankind and the universe, the decision to join the Emperor was a simple one. Jaghatai very easily could’ve just left the Imperium and went his own way but he decided to stay because he knew that whether he like him or not Big E was the only hope for humanity’s survival. The Siege of Terra perfectly shows the character of Jaghatai as he asks Sanguinius what would happen if he stayed in the place vs going out to save the civilian lives. Even though he knew that if he left Sanguinius would die Jaghatai saw saving countless civilian and Astartes lives as the better choice. On top of all of this, Jaghatai has some truly exquisite quotes across the series such as: “We remained true,” the Khan said. “They can never have this, not if they burn all we ever built and scorn us through the dancing flames. You hear me? We remained true.” “And that is why you came to find me,” said the Khan. “You’ve run out of friends. Who will stand with you against the aether-weavers now? Angron? What an ally. Curze? Good luck.” The Khan gazed at Mortarion disdainfully. “You’ve tasted the fruits of treachery and found them bitter. Don’t drag me into your ruin. You’re on your own, brother.” “Not for Targutai!” roared the Khan, suddenly bursting into fury. “Not for Xa! My warriors have died for me, this day, and every day since my whoreson brother ignited this treachery. I have watched them die, year by year, their strength taken from them. No further! I will slay him, if I do nothing else.” Fulgrim: "I heard from a contact on Mars, Jaghatai, that you do strange things to your ships." The Khan: The Khan shot him a heavy-lidded stare. "I heard from a contact that you do strange things to your warriors."

[@CaptainPoseidon282]

Ahzek Ahriman I moved twice during my life and the first two places I lived in had the philosophy of brain beats bron and the current one I live in dosent agree, I fill this role of the outsider and no one around truly gets me. Thats why I relate to the Thousand Sons, they are shunned by the majority for simply wanting to learn and rejecting the common (melee for them football for me). Im 12 right now and that really shows in how little of a time span that happened. Ahriman is the first one to stand against the majority and thats why he is a hero. And in the modern day he dosent care that he messed up and only wants to fix it no matter how impossible. His name is a curse in many imperial worlds yet he still seeks knowledge, even if he gets shunned a thousand times over for it. Thats just to moving for me.

[@shadowgod1797]

exactly brother he is my favorite as well

[@truechrismix]

love vulkan the way he had such a personal bond with the marines of his chapter is so interesting and different from the other primarchs and i also love his temperament the fact he stays level headed until he lets himself snap to show the other person to not mess with him

[@user-qt8eg9zt3e]

Mortarion has been my favorite character ever since I learned about him. Originally for his cool look but as I learned more about him he become more interesting. He actually cared about his people and his sons. Tactically intelligent and smart. But he shows human qualities with his arc in falling to chaos, but not the kind other Primarchs show. He struggles to understand who or what he really is while not wanting to admit it to anyone else. His Primarch book gives the same appeal in the way the Oppenheimer movie does. Wanting good intentions but the end result is horrible. Would definitely recommend reading it.

[@DracoMaverick]

Eldrad Ulthran. The one Eldar character actually trying to save everyone from Chaos. He's so desperate to cling to hope for his race that he's willing to do anything as long as he can get an inkling of a chance against Slaanesh. A good mix of good intentions and tragic desperation.

[@basedtrazyn2410]

Garviel Loken cause he's one of few astartes who feel human with human emotions. One of the best 40k characters in my opinion plus he's badass. He was there at the start and at the end of the Heresy. Also fuck Erebus

[@mr.degenerate7745]

For me its got to be curze, he's so damn over the top but he has tgese moments where the mustache twirling villain facade slips and yoy can just see hiw utterly hollow and apathetic he is under it all. I haven't eveb seen much of him since im only at book 20 of the horus heresy and haven't read anything else, but his interactions with the lion in age of darkness (and his voice in tge Audio book) instantly won me over

[@tyrantofcans465]

Eliphas, Pre-Dawn of War II. For the first time in a while, I get introduced to a Word Bearer that I actually like, an actual character who has not only charisma and power, but might and petty rage. He was also the first Chaos character from the video games that I enjoyed. Syndri was annoyingly pompous, Krull was overbearing, and every other chaos character in the series since has not been as successful in my eyes. Eliphas has voice like smooth poisoned honey and has enough brains to hide his meager wounded pride.

[@corbingarrison7167]

The Anchorite, he’s this one-off character to my knowledge who on his own terms (no brain-washing, be forced, or such) to realize just the insanity of his legion as a word bearer at Calth. He actually surrendered and repented to Guilleman where he was imprisoned, tempted by demons multiple times, and he did not falter once. He then became the essentially secret pope of the Eccesiarchy and was interred within a dreadnought. Fast forward to modern day he is still sane and helping the church taking a vow of pacifism and would later assist in defeating the Word Bearers who attacked to ‘rescue’ him by banishing the demons with the old language of Culchis which is possibly annuncia and went to go back to his cell to continue his work.

[@slammgames7425]

One super minor character I really enjoyed was grimadlus’s right hand man in hells highway, just the whole idea of how he forsakes any of his own personal glory to hold grimaldus’s banner always got to me. It was the true epitome of respect, brotherhood and honor in the Astartes.

[@DraakNoir27]

Huron Blackheart, the only chaos warlord with intelligence

[@drunknnirish]

He is such a great character.

[@KazanmaTheSilverWind]

I'm not a 40K head (yet). I never thought about 40K until Boltgun looked fun & Space Marine also looks cool. So I guess the ones I gravitate towards are Captain Titus & Malum Caedo. I like the idea of Ultramarines being upholding the Codex, but being willing to bend the rules if it means the best possible outcome for the Imperium as a whole. and Malum Caedo has some stellar voice work, he's extremely charismatic with his taunts. Though as for my favorite Factions, I'd likely gravitate towards the Salamanders, Raptors & Sisters of Silence. and Orks. Orks are great. Legit the first thing about 40K that actually made me go "yeah that's fucking awesome"

[@Hawko1313]

Alizabeth Bequin, my first introduction to a psychic blank. And also one of my first times seeing a (primarily) non combat operative in the imperium who wasn’t on the path to using their position for corrupt gain. She was someone who demonstrated and suffered the unease and social isolation of being a psychic blank, but also had the sheer charisma to overcome and weaponise it in social situations. She’s a small fish in the huge ocean of 40k, there is only war and her abilities are so niche and specialised, that she struggles often and you love it when she thrives.

[@Damien_N]

A recent character I enjoyed reading about was Vorx of the Lords of Silence. What stands out to me from him is the honour and decency with which he treats the memory of the enemies he’s faced on the battlefield - personally recording by hand in great detail, name, rank, location, the actions that brought them to conflict, and how he prosecuted their battle. Filling book after book in his great library on the plague planet Eliathada. It lends a dignity and nobility to the Death Guard and how they see their enemies, that would otherwise be masked to outsiders.

[@danielg6786]

Eldrad Ulthran has always been my favorite. He’s one of the few eldar that’s been able to look past craftworld and to the greater population of eldar and while he is arrogant and has his faults, he still works towards trying to ensure that his people survive.

[@shadysack9884]

I love all of the space marines in dawn of war 2, I especially like diomedes, gabriel angelos, avitus, and tarkus. The thing is they all are the best from their interactions/relationships they have with others.

[@goldjaw]

The Anchorite is my favorite, since he’s based on a very important person from the history of the Church. Saul, later Paul. A man who once hunted down his enemies ruthlessly, but after a great revelation switched to pacifism and turned to converting. Even becoming a writer on par with the original authors of the Four Gospels.

[@mileslong5749]

I love seeing the insane number of different answers people have for their favorite character. Not only does it show the broad spectrum that the series covers, but it also speaks volumes as to the incredible writing that goes into so many of these books. I remember reading books like The First Heretic, Know No Fear, A Thousand Sons, Nemesis, Helsreach, Let The Galaxy Burn, The Eisenhorn books, and so many more like it was yesterday. These books bring the universe of 40k to life in a way that very few others can ever hope to achieve. I fell in love with 40k when i was 16, and I will love it till I die.

[@zaneriva5903]

Zahariel El'Zurias. I know a lot of people dislike Descent of Angels as say it isnt a "40k book" but its what made me start painting for the first time with my Dark Angels. Seeing his struggles as a child joining The Order, his fight with the Calibanite Lion and discovering his Psykic abilities, his talks with Luther, Lord Cypher, Nemiel, Attias, Eliath and the Lion is what really made me see Space Marines as still human. Im currently on book 19 of the Horus Heresy but ive been spoiled that Zahariel falls to chaos. Im not looking forward to that, but as of now hes still my favorite character in 40k.

[@bleepsy]

A character I really enjoy is the Blank, Wystan Frauka, from the Ravenor series. He works for Ravenor's band and you get a lot of insight into him through other people who talk about how much he unsettles them. He's a bit of a creep, he smokes a lot, he reads smut in public, he seems like a total dirtbag. But as the story progresses there keeps being these little moments that click and you realise how much of that is just the way people interpret him because he's a Blank, and how much his actions are informed by the fact that he knows he makes people uncomfortable anyway so he started leaning into it a little as a defense mechanism. But he's a loyal, kind, capable man who saves the whole group on numerous occasions and would happily lay his life down for any of them. Wystan is a good person despite terrible circumstances, and someone who genuinely cares about people no matter what they think of him.

[@res1323]

Fulgrim is my favourite character, despite all of his inconsistencies from book to book in the heresy. the concepts his character represents, a man who came from nothing, wanting to rise the rest of his species up to enjoy the finer things, is just so heroic to me. probably my favorite moment for his character, is when Fulgrim, Sanguinius and Ferrus Manus are all in a room discussing art, and Fulgrim is elated to have a shared interest with Sanguinius. it just warms my heart to see a basically inhuman, 9ft tall, general monster man share something with his brother, because in all of their transcendence of humanity, there still share our basic social needs.

[@richc3253]

My favorite is Skraal, the loyalist World Eater Captain. He was the sole survivor of an assault of the Furious Abyss and managed to hide/stalk the bowels of the ship for weeks. He managed to control his blood lust and rage enough to avoid capture and just pick off people until he could link up with others. He then sacrificed himself to give the Ultramarines and Space Wolves the time they needed to sabotage the ship. He is one of the heroes of the Hersey that doesn't get enough coverage. Here is a guy, who was able to resist the genetic urges in himself to engage is mass slaughter to spend weeks aboard a ship, hidden and avoiding capture. At any point, he could have lost his shit and gone on a rampage, but he knew it was more important for him to remain alive so he could finish the mission.

[@RawDogAnAeldari]

Lemuel Gaumon is always a name that comes to mind early on. Its not so much him as a person but as a character that I like. His backstory was done just right, he could take the spotlight of a scene without being an over the top character in either his physical ability or charisma. He was just a motivated guy with a slight psychic edge and he tried his best. He was emotional support for the people around him, grew as a character, and even ended up embodying some of what makes 40k so grimdark. He was a perfect side character lol

[@warmpeesoup6368]

I would definitely say Ferik Jurgen, I love how he just doesn’t fit in anywhere but is not that worried about it as long as he is doing his part, also seeing him not care that a daemon is in front of him is pretty funny too, just a loyal character that is very chill

[@fishpower52]

I forgot the name, so if anyone can tell me, i'm grateful. I like that raven guard that talks to a dying guardsman for a long time, initially discovered that he is using the dying guardsman as bait, but after the ambush is triggered and they finished their enemy, the raven guard dude tells the dying guardsman that he will be remembered and honored in an almost gentle way. While he does use the dying guardsmen as bait, he attributed the Guardsman and his platoon for killing a chaos marine, instead of taking the credit. Something about how while he is using tactic that can be seems as evil, but doing it with humanity. It really shows that a marine has no excuse of falling to chaos (except when they are blasted with corruption in the face, i suppose). Also it gives me a perspective that some Marines know they are made to do the most bloody and destructive job there is, but is trying to do it with the most harmless and benevolent way as possible.

[@_OliverGrey]

I know its been a while since the videos release, but Amatnim Ur-Nabas Lash, my all time favourite character. He's the main Word Bearer villain and antagonist from the Apocalypse book (i can highly recommend it). I love seeing him navigate the division thats happening in the Word Bearers Legion and how he treats the people around him.

[@dlemon7547]

Ferrus Manus is my favorite character. I see alot of my self in him, both in his flaws and is strengths.

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Xarl rocks for me. Design goes hard, he’s morally complex AND he’s a fucking badass. In the 3rd nightlords book (spoilers DUH) when he takes on the company champion with the thunder hammer IT GOES THE HARDEST IT COULD’VE! but what I find more interesting is the reactions to his death. Talos mourns him in a way he doesn’t anyone else, even ignoring septimus and Octavia being together after there separation order. And when Octavia says him and uzas saved her, calling him a good man, Talos laughs but looks down at his helmet. That’s a level or respect nobody else but Talos could get in the Nightlords. That opened my eyes to how much talos values Xarls perspective, both in large matters of the legions future, with Xarl being quite pessimistic but realistic in the fact he dosnt harbour any great cause or malice intent (for the standards of a Nightlord) and instead thinks the legion should fizzle into individuals fighting to survive. AND HE FUCKING APOLOGISES TO TALOS. APOLOGISES. A NIGHTLORD. AS HIS LAST WORDS. But talos also respects him in smaller matters such as his advice on when 3rd claw attack them because of uzas’ rampage. And even with the sorry of xarl poking the dog and then killing it, I think xarl is one of those who was poisoned by nostromo but may have morally improved in his time as a space marine? I’m not too sure on that but the fact I think it I beleive shows just how complex and multilayered Xarl was and why I love him so much.