Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-88.114.255.138-20130111160957/@comment-37.152.33.225-20160319173359

93.105.182.213 -  No. There are actually several accounts of the Emperor choosing to appear humble and hiding his power, like when he encounters Russ for example. So there's that argument done.

And the aura thing does not he mained he 'gained his pwoers' from Chaos at all. He could have been viewed differently because he gained from Chaos, tainted Warp knowledge later used to create the Primarchs.

And Horus was bloated by Chaos to Godlike status but could never be as powerful as his father. And remember, the Emperor did virtually nothing until he knew Horus was completely lost, then obliterated him. So despite Horus being powerful, the Emperor could have simply obliterated him at the very start of the 'fight' if he had wanted to.