Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-98.81.158.208-20140213190331/@comment-37.152.33.225-20160110094837

I thought a lot of the lore on the Emperor was pretty well known?

For a start, the Emperor did certainly NOT get his power from the Chaos Gods, that is a ridiculous theory.

What we know is this - The Emperor is the most powerful Psyker ever and was made by the shamans of old sacrificing themselves to be reborn as a single being. He is also a perpetual.This act, or 'birth' is what made him and his status as Anathema to the the Chaos Gods because his power is that of order. These are facts.

What is a little foggy is the Emperors physiology, with him being larger than a Primarch, but this is alluded to in several canon tales, mostly from Primarch discovery ones. There is no way he 'modified' himself with the same technology/sorcery, at least I don't see it like that. The classic appearance of the 12 foot tall Emperor is simply his true self revealed, his awsome power grants him the ability to conceal this true self, an ability he has used throughout human history. He also uses it a few times when encountering his sons before revealing his true self and true stature. Magnus the Red has a similar ability. This is far more likely than him being 'man sized' and then deciding to use some technique to make himself 'Primarch sized'.