Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-25618639-20141214213749/@comment-173.86.17.156-20161220201628

It really depends. Yes the imperium is a very formidable force but they have limitations of thier own to contend with. If you say just collapsed the two galaxies on eachother the Empire holds no xenophopic feelings and could quickly ally with the enemies of the Imperium. Chaos may even have a special spot in their heartless life force for the Sith.

Taking from a High Imperial sense it is completly wrong to say WH ships are larger, the Executor and eclipse together are about equal to the Phalanx.

The notion that  exterminatus is that big of a factor is laughable as well. The Empire has a Deathstar and they gleefully use it.

I think the only real points against the Empire are because Lucas is incredably unfair to the Empire in the movies. If the Empire was as incompetent as Lucas wrote them then how in fucks name did they conquer an entire galaxy something the Imperium can't even do at its current state.

Also, a jedi or sith would undoubtadly kick the ever loving shit out of even a large group of Space Marines. I would love to see a hulking SM jump out of the way of a deflected lazgun sent strait toward them. Jedi and presumably sith can deflect and destroy hundreds of rounds aimed at them as seen in the Clone Wars. They are agile. And they have a blade that can literally cut through anything near instantly.

Plus the new cannon for SW shows that a Sith can literally freeze time. The God Emperor Himself would be needed to fight that.