Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-6134883-20130417202949/@comment-7186329-20130424174630

You do realise that the standstill was because that palace was extremely well defended and the Adepta didn`t stop shooting at the besieging forces. If the battle was army vs army, on a level battlefield where the two armies just run towards eachother old school, then the Adepta would have been slain.

Not just that, the Astartes represent the Ultimate male side of the Imperium, the IG the normal humans, and the Adepta the feminine side of the Imperium. For that reason the armour of the sisters has those curves, to represent the trillions of women of the Imperium.

And the Space Marines incorporate not just strenght, but agility and speed, tenacity, precision and every characteristic of a superb warrior. Most people would be suprised how fast a 500 kilo, 8ft tall pile of muslce and armour can move.

`Sibling rivalry is the bane of the Imperium.` Few statements about the Imperium get as accurate.