Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-24405075-20150318130307/@comment-86.155.210.48-20150324104324

He had went through first stages of indoctrination and conditioning as he mentions having about a decade to relearn it before full conversion (ascension as it's put). They even say he is 'Half-boy, half man. half-man, half-god'.

It SPECIFICALLY says, (page 29, line 1) 'the inplant took' as well as 'stimulants and accelerants', despite been no older than 9 years old...so just as i though, not only are you wrong but your research skills are...haphazard

This also demonstrates how there are potentially multiple recruitment sources into a legion as the recruitment officer mentions that sometimes it happens, 'reassignments happen' (page 33) and that a degree of centralisation occurs with training...i love it when the voice of reason is backed up.

The sources never mention specifically they were all battle hardened, mature marines so clearly the option still stands that whilst some marines may have moved over, the more adaptable or young maybe but certainly the trainee's, could have been reassigned to the ultramarines.

When we consider there are 20 legions initially, each representing 5% of trainee harvested (as an average) then if the Ultramarines then collected the two legions casts offs and spares then that would mean the Ultramarines would get 15% of total marines trained (on average)...so actually it becomes quite possible that it could be possible that the myth happened.

Again, if it were so assurd then it wouldn't be mentioned a few times by different people, as they would just ignore a patently silly suggestion.

I think this points out that we should tread softly when it comes to the question of lore, as it is clearly only as complete a picture as the last book mentioned.

My work is done :)