Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-27890440-20160321094850

I was on another forum last night and read a thread about the Star Trek character "Flint" who, for those who don't remember back that far, an immortal human, born in Mesopotamia, living through history as various noteworthy figures, endowed with superhuman strength and a genius level scientific capability.

He is ststed to have lived as, or as the friend of, many major historical figures, politicians, world leaders, artists and scientists.

In the EU he is also portrayed as having had a hand in ending the Eugenics wars and forming the federation, thus uniting humanity and setting them on a comapign to explore the stars and develop their science.

Sound familiar?

So other than the above, does anyone have any thoughts as to the inspiration behind the Emperor as a chacracter? 