Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-5846164-20130516215639/@comment-7232811-20130517172032

You want something to hate the Ultramarines for? I'll tell you something that you can hold over their heads...

The big problem with the Ultramarines is nothing to with the body, so don't waste your time looking for one, but a problem to do with the mind. I have said something like this before, so don't make this thread another version of the 'My theory about the Ultramarines' thread, which expired a while back. So here goes:

The problem with the Ultramarines is the fact that they are effectively indoctrinated to believe that their Codex, while it is undeniably great, is utterly flawless, & needs no form of alterations or for them to do anythign other than to follow the Codex to the letter. Needless to say, this creates all sorts of problems when it comes down to facing an entirely new situation, as you are effectively incapable of thinking outside of the box. Not only that, but the Ultramarines won't let you think outside of the box, because in their eyes, deviating from the Codex is one of the foulest acts of blasphemy. This fact of life REALLY came to haunt them when Hive Fleet Behemoth invaded Ultramar, & they came THIS close to losing. It was only when they thought outside of the box, not for the first time but certainly one of the only times, that they actually won. Thanks to this mindset, the Ultramarines are going to have a VERY hard time in the not-too distant future. Put it this way, I daresay that it might not be the Ultramarines who will (if it even happens at all) save the Imperium of Man from destruction...

I think I have made my case now. Hold it over their heads to your heart's content Bokisok.