Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-96.237.238.119-20131218020230/@comment-24332685-20131224060702

While I agree with the majority of what you said Callummacdonald79 there are some things I don't agree with. Firstly while I agree if the Primarchs did come back and crushed all resistance and miraculously saved the Imperium the novels would quickly get boring the same goes for the opposite. While I agree the grim darkness of the 41st millenia is what we love I think there has to be some small possibility of victory as unlikely as it is or else whats the point, we would know the outcome. The Emperor dies, the Imperium is shattered, and humanity falls to chaos or the necrons wipe out all life or the tyranids consume everyone or whatever the end is. I think if they decide to bring the Primarchs back or the Emperor is cured its not to show that there will automatically be victory, but to show there can be some hope of it. Lets face it even if all the Primarchs (who are still supposedly alive) come back, humans are still easily seduced by chaos, the Imperium is still under constant assault by the necrons, tau, eldar (and dark), orks, tyranids, enslavers and the myriad of other aggressors. In addition, even with their return it will not be some smooth transition in which the Primarchs will take commands and start leading the chapters in the glorious preservation of the Imperium. There will obviously be serious opposition from the Lords of Terra who will not want to relinquish power or share it with the Primarchs. They will most likely be declared heretics and attacked which could start a civil war which would leave the Imperium even worse off. So even if they hypothetically return its not like there is an automatic silver lining, things in actuality could get much worse before they get better (which is unlikely). I agree the Astronomican will fail there is no doubt, once the Emperor dies it goes out like candle. So it is more likely that the Primarchs will find a way to keep it alight instead of saving the Emperor. Also once the Emperor dies the remainder of his mind in the warp will not likely die with his physical body. It has be said many times that the remainder of his mind trapped in his body will join the remainder in the warp. I also can't see it causing another permanent warp rip to open like the Eye of Terror. The Emperor is a mortal being his death is not similar to the creation of a Chaos God which is born through the collective emotion of mortal beings. The birth of Slannesh is what caused the Eye of Terror to be created. While I am not saying nothing will happen upon his death, because I am 100% certain something will I am just saying it won't be like the birth of Slannesh.