Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-6078851-20130130174042/@comment-3258762-20130317215223

Well, the Emperor was born and had a mother. He even had siblings, though none was like him.

As for the Meriotocraty: Eh, to some extent, maybe, but he often favored some of his sons much more. For example, he favored Horus the most of all, but Horus was the greatest of the Primarchs so it is only natural. But, he also favored Rogal Dorn over most other sons, even though it is proven that Perturabo was actually a more accomplished leader in most aspects, his only problems being that by the time he was found, the Emperor had already found Dorn to be one of his favored sons.