Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-24037808-20140924094901/@comment-72.93.44.34-20140927235518

Great page! I don't think I have the time to check the discussion though.

I would argue that the imperium is good to itself, so they are "good guys" if you are a human in 40k. Despite the harshness it employs it is for its own good..most of the time...arguably. Exterminatus decrees have been going off the roof lately. Although some would argue chaos is more beneficial to the species (like the Word Bearers) there is little evidence that violence and selfishness will benefit a race in the long run. It benefits individuals in the short run, and even that, sometimes. So I think in a way we can say the Imperium is the good guys, but hesitantly.