Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-37.152.33.225-20131111163502/@comment-96.237.238.119-20131218121748

@96: Thank you! I'm glad we're on the same bandwith! Although I don't doubt that the return of a Primarch would possibly be one of the best things to happen to the Imperium right now, I highly doubt it wouldn't cause problems later on because the Imperium is so radically different than what it was in the time of the Emperor.

@109: Yes, you do have a valid point. Some Primarchs do have better chances of improving the Imperium than others (Roboute obviously being the best bet). However; (ASSUMING Matt Ward isn't writing the story) the problem wouldn't be Roboute shaking some cages (as I agree, he is too smart for that), but rather the powerful people who run the Imperium. The Lords of Terra are people who are infamous for their ambition, and would probably not take very kindly to a big, blue Space Marine telling them what they should do. The Inquisition would also be a problem, as a solid chunk of them would probably suspect Roboute as some kind of trick from Tzeench or the fact that a great re-organizer would deeply threaten the Imperial status-quo (and lets face it, the Imperium is ALL ABOUT that grimdark status quo, it wouldn't exist without it!). Even if Roboute is 'okay' with how the Imperium is and DOES make nice with it's leadership, I belive it is almost inevitable for the more suspicious/ambitious members of the Imperium to gang up on him in the long run.

All in all, unless Games Workshop is trying to end the franchise with a happy ending (VERY, VERY UNLIKELY), or provide us fans with a humungous twist (Slightly more likely, but not much), I belive that the return of any Primarch would end in blood, as things often do in 40K.

Of course, whoever is still standing at the end of it all would be a whole other story...