Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-6134883-20130417202949/@comment-6134883-20130424180153

That's what I said, the sisters had the advantage of the Defensive. My point being you don't have to let it come down to brute mano on mano and the Sisters don't. Granted the Space Marines are fast and agile - but they are also 500 kilo and eight feet tall. Size can be a disadvantage as well as an advantage.

The suggestion that the Sister millitant represent the Amazonian Feminine archetype is an interesting one. Sisters Hospitaller clearly represent the Nurturing Mother and the Framulus manipulative political aspect of Feminity. The Adepta as a whole embraces the role of 'Daughter' to an all powerful Patriarch and the independence and energy of the 'Virgin' archetype.