Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-25618639-20141119150740/@comment-6078851-20150102172332

i'm pretty sure emps is capable of ending his life, or ending his corporel life at least. i think it's mentioned on 'the emperor of mankind' page. his existence is insane torture given that he lives as a 10,000 year old, rotting corpse, and while he isn't omniscient he is powerful enough to see what the imperium has become, from the top to the bottom, and this provides him with never ending mental anguish. it is stated though that he longs to let himself die simply to end his torment, but he believes that without his aid the human race will die and so he chooses to continue to live and remain in torment to provide for his species.

this is another reason why i think that if emps is a perpetual then he doesn't know. although i'm still somewhat skeptical about his perpetualness, and waiting for some context behind the statement that the 'vulkan lives' novel says he is.