Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-24383134-20140105071847/@comment-3258762-20140112210744

There was no Astronomican before the 30th Milennia. He established it when the Imperium went past the Solar System.

But why do people get back to this whole "He could defeat Chaos" thing? He can't, it's been established a lot here and it has been established in the fluff. He is less powerful when he's prancing about than when he's focusing on holding back Chaos, and he cannot defeat them then so he cannot defeat them if he walks. He gets back up and walks, that won't make people worship him more, people are already worshipping him with all their heart right now. We know it, the writers know it and, since he keeps himself alive, the Emperor knows it too, he's doing his job best when he's not "alive"